7 of us tonight for this dinner at Taste. We took half of the communal table. Timbre Wines were being poured. Josh Klapper the winemaker was running quite late due to traffic coming in from Arroyo Grand. There was a memorial service for Seth Kunin, a winemaker, today and everyone who knew Seth was there. Saw pictures of the services and it was a huge crowd.
We started out with a Poached Pear Salad, arugula, frisee, toasted walnuts, blue cheese mousse and a cider vinaigrette. Very good flavors and the blue cheese mousse added the right touch. Paired with a 2016 Sterophonic Riesling.
Second course is a Butter Poached Cod, braised leeks, fingerling potatoes and lemon thyme cream sauce. Again the sauce really made the dish. Cod was moist and cooked perfectly. Wine was a 2014 Lead Vocals Bien Nacidio Chardonnay. Neutral French Oak and paired nicely with the fish.
Next was a Grilled Quail, rosemary & black pepper marinade, sweet potato mash, spinach bacon jus. Excellent dish. Quail was moist and juicy, the marinade gave it the right touch. The mash was smooth and loads of flavor. My favorite dish of the night. Wine paired is a 2013 Headliner Pinot Noir. Light wine, good fruit.
A Forest Mushroom Risotto was served, mushroom truffle reduction, chives and caramelized cippolini onions. Nice earthy tone to this dish. Risotto cooked perfectly. and the 2014 A Cote Pinot Noir was a good choice to pair with this dish.
Dessert was a Marscarpone Cheesecake, vanilla bean poached quine and ginger syrup. A light dessert and the end of a heavy meal
A good dinner with great friends. A nice way to spend a Monday night.
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