Cabotte, London
Tasted Thursday, February 29, 2024 by oenanthe with 106 views
A different group enjoyed a highly successful France vs SA faceoff at the same venue last year, and so someone came up with the great idea of copying it almost exactly. Game on!
No food, just straight into it
Duck liver parfait, smoked breast, pickled squash, quince and brioche
Pigeon, smoked beetroot, red chard, hasselback potato, pickled blackberry jus - amazing!
Red deer saddle, parnsip treviso, trompettes, black garlic, pear and vevison jus
The food at Cabotte was equisite, the service excellent, and whilst not inexpensive worth every penny. Delicious wines with some big hitters under-delivering and some less grand bottles killing it. I do like Northern Rhone Syrah, but I could definitely become a Swartland convert. Thanks to my fellow diners for sharing their cellars and let's do it all again next year.
1996 Domaine Auguste Clape Cornas 90 Points
France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Cornas
Very dark red. Quite earthy and meaty on the nose, and for a wine approaching 30 years old absurdly tight still, as austere as they come. With a bit of swishing it gets going a little, some red fruit peeks out, but so so stern. This is a wine that I have absolutely no idea where it might go, and whether its best years are ahead of it or now a long way behind?
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2005 Patrick Jasmin Côte-Rôtie 91 Points
France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Côte-Rôtie
Deep dark to medium red. Smells a bit shiny if that is a thing, silken perhaps, some candyfloss element. So it is a bit of a surprise that the wine is much firmer on the palate than these initial hints of sweetness indicate. Like it's flightmate the Clape '96, it is an austere wine that has ages to go seemingly. The fruit kicks in at the back end and is very delicious, I just think the wine needs longer to come together and I'd be pleased if this was the first of a case.
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