Onatria & La Maison Louie Jadot

Tuesday March 5, 2013

I will say this dinner was a big disappointment after last weeks dinner. Both food and wine.

More people attended this dinner than last week and the noise level was way up.making it very hard to have a conversation with anyone no matter how close they were seated to you. Five of us went tonight and I think most people will not be going back for another dinner..

A glass of 2011 "Steel" Bourgogne Blanc was poured and a herb coated flat bread started the meal. I wasn't a big fan of this wine.


We started out with Duck Prosciutto, arugula, fennel and an EVOO goat cheese emulsion. Simple dish, nice flavor altho I am not sure where the goat cheese was. You really could not taste it in the emulsion, but tasted good.. Wine served was a 2009 Chassange Montrachet. The wine was decent but nothing to get excited about.

Seared Diver Sea Scallops over grilled zucchini in a lemon chardonnay drizzle was put down in front of us. This was one of the better dishes of the evening. Fresh scallops, not frozen and cooked perfectly.. Paired with a 2010 Meursault "Goute d'Or" premier cru. Again a wine that didn't meet expectations. Maybe a little young.

Third dish was Parpardelle pasta with ragu of wild mushrooms and triple cream truffle burgundy sauce.. This dish was good but I think it needed a punch like shaved Parmesan on it.. Wine as a 2009 Couvent des Jacobins Bourgogne Rouge. This wine was not good at all and did not pair well with the dish. It had an off flavor.

Main course was Lightly Breaded pan fried lamb chops "perfumed" with an anise mustard reduction.. A small stalk of lavender was inserted in the dish. The chops were very thin. Mine was over cooked and Bob's was almost raw. Was not impressed with the breading on the meat. Took this dish home and it wasn't any better the next day. The paired wine was a 2009 Pommard. This was a good wine but needed aging.

Dessert was Bittersweet Chocolate covered Profiterolles. Simple dish, ok flavor was again nothing really great about it. Wine poured was a 2010 Nuits Saint Georges "Les Boudots" premier cru. Bestr wine of the evening but also the most expensive. It needs 5 to 6 years cellaring.

After last weeks meal this was a very big disappointment. I might go back and try another dinner to see what if any consistency is. I will probably have to go alone as I do not think my dining companions are apt to want to drive that distance for a mediocre dinner.