Delius Restaurant and Lumen Wines

Saturday, April 30, 2016

Lane Tanner whose new label is Lumen was in house at Delius Restaurant tonight for dinner. www.deliusrestaurant.com, Sat at her table along with another guest and the wine distributor. Lane Tanner retired  her other label but got antsy and decided to get back into the buisness.  It was a packed house for this dinner.

We started out with a Torchon of Foie Gras, Toast Points, Pistacho Butter and a cooked apricot.  The combination of everything was wonderful.  A good start to the evening. A 2014 Lumen Grenache Blanc was paired with this plate and the wine was clean, crisp and a slight hint of acid.  One of the better Grenache Blancs I had tasted lately.

Second course was Seared Salmon, Cauliflower Puree, Hazelnut Brown Butter.  This was my favorite dish of the night. Full of flavor , salmon cooked perfectly and the hazelnut butter added just the right touch I was a happy person. Paired with a 2014 Lumen Chardonnay. Not oaky, well balanced and a perfect accompliment to the salmon.

Third course served is a Grilled Pork Flat Iron, Red Current Chutney, Shropshire Blue Polenta Cake. Pork was good, polenta cake outstanding. My big complaint was it was served in a "boat" type dish., Hard to cut in those type of dishes and again that damm Frisee on the side. I will be so glad when the chefs in all these restaurants get on to another fad.  Frisee has seen its day along with excessive micro greens. Paired with a 2014 Lumen Pinot Noir. I did like this pinot much better than the 2013 . Had a lot going for it. And again another perfect pairing with the food. 

Last we had Roasted Leg of Lamb, Pommes Puree, Roasted Turnips, Baby Carrots, Rosemary Demi. At this point in dinner I have reached my capacity. Had one bite of the meat to taste and had it boxed up to take home. The lamb had good flavor but cutting my only piece had did had some resistance. I will know more when I have it for lunch tomorrow.  I also prefer the lamb chops.  A 2014 Lumen Grenache was poured. This was a really beautiful wine. 

Dessert was a Cherry Pecan Spice Cake with Housemade Cinnamon Ice Cream and Loquat Butter. That loquat butter seem to really add a lot to the spice cake. Everything was very good. 

Another excellent wine dinner at Delius, good dining companions. great food and wine. Hard to beat that combination.