Mille grazie

Many happy congratulations and the best of luck to you and your family!

That’s very good news!

Trine

For once – I had no idea what I was drinking. The bottle was a gift, from a friend.

2005 Albert Sounit “Montagny Les Chaniots” – very nice. Citrus, Lilly flowers, good vibrant acidity and fresh.

And the day has arrived .

My wife gave birth to a little baby girl last Tuesday – we will call her Maise. My oldest daughter (3 years) is called Mille.

And what to drink? – Well I wish I could tell you that we sipped Cristal Rosé all night long, but when such a big thing happens there are other factors which are more important than wine.

But don’t worry – I will find the time to celebrate it properly in term of wine and food someday.

/Thomas

Which one? (Jealousy, I have to wait until Saturday…)

Celebrating something? Or perhaps it’s still too soon for that. Wonder what you’d pick for such an occasion… ?

T

Most welcome .

I am drinking a white burgundy right now from the same glass. It’s a great glass.

Henriette told me about your visit .

Best,

/Thomas

I bought the glasses, which are named Barbaresco at their website, from Era Ora yesterday and I inaugurated them with a rather simple but very pleasant 2005 Chablis.

My goodness. What an amazing experience. The glass drew out all the facets of the wine and presented them on a silver, no a gold plate. What I enjoyed most was the way that the wine’s scents tickled my sense of smell while the the liquid tilted into my mouth. A wonderful experience.

Henriette and I discussed what it does to a wine’s taste/bouquet that the flower is so deep. Neither of us knew, do you?

Disadvantage: Can never drink good wines from other not suitable glasses, I’m afraid.

THANK YOU!

I have found that I’m sometimes a tiny bit impatient and become a little disappointed when I open the bottle and immediately taste the wine. Give it some time, and don’t judge it only by what is tasted within the first five to fifteen minutes.

Uuummm the smoke and the minerals. They are just wonderful! Believe me.

Thanks a bunch for all your excellent tips on wine glasses.

The Willsberger glasses, Allan, sound like the perfect wish for a Christmas present.

More than any other wine I have lost my heart to white Burgundies. Last week I got myself a 2005 Jean Noël Gagnard, Chassagne Montrachet, Les Chaumes (have never tasted CM before), but have decided to keep it for a little while as per the shop’s recommendation. I have my eyes on a 1997 one that perhaps is more mature and drinkable now.

Anyway, because you say so Thomas, I’ll dash down to Era Ora as soon as possible (but not tomorrow )and get one (two? maybe) of the Spiegelau Adina “Burgundy” glasses, which you recommend. I have to try and get what you mean.

And I’ll remember the cool thing you say about the vintage champagne in a Burgundy glass when I’ll have a taste of the 1998 Dom Perignon which is enjoying itself in my cellar. One day.

Trine

He he

Could be

I have bought many glasses there – but no more…my wife will leave me if I buy any more glasses….

/Thomas

Btw – I vill visit Era Ora tomorrow for lunch – business…zzzzz…but always nice to have some good food.

But use them with caution.

Their design is a bit extreme and if you use them with a modernist Barolo producer you will loose some of the intensity the use of new oak gives. With more traditional producers, where you will get the more Burgundy style and dust and smoke – then the glass comes to life.

The Adina glass is also about 125,- cheaper.

/Thomas

If you want to try something wild – then pour Champagne into this glass. It’s important that it’s good Champagne – preferably vintage. You will get the wildest bouquet, but of course you will loose some of the bubble flow in the glasses and the mousse will feel a bit funny in the mouth…but do try it just for the nose.

/Thomas

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Willsberger Collection, Burgundy, 141 01 00

They sell it at Era Ora, it’s a Burgundy glass according to Spiegelau, but Era Ora use it as a Barolo glass. I have them and they’re astonishing (and great).

There are many good glasses for Burgundy.

The wildest one is Riedel Sommelier – also called the “Aquarium”. It can hold over 1L if your fill it to the top . Many wines get lost in it, but for the classic and big wines – there is no comparison. You can also use this glass for Piemonte / Barolo, but be careful about the more modern producers – they tend to do better in more regular shaped glasses.
However it’s only useful with red wines.

My recommendation to you would have to be Spiegelau Adina “Burgundy”

(+)

1) Its light and elegant
2) Handmade
3) Great functionality – both for red and especially white Burgundy.
4) Also a great glass for dessert wines.
5) Fair priced / 165,- pr. Glass.

(-)

In Denmark you can only buy it from Era Ora.

/Thomas

Thomas, you mentioned the glasses. I would like some (not extremely expensive) glasses for Burgundy wines. My simple Spiegelau ones are more keen on Italian wines What would you recommend?

When i visited La Pergola in April this year – we paid 740€ for two Persons. My wife is currently pregnant, so I drank two bottles of wine all by myself

I had chose Champagne for all the starters – Jacques Selosse “Extra Brut” and for the rest – 2001 Le Macchiole “Paleo” – both stunning, but not cheap bottles, but still very fair priced. Btw – the wine list or books (two, one for Italy and one for International) was out of this world amazing.

For me that is not expensive.

Enoteca Pinchiorri in Florence is very expensive, from what I have heard, but I have never tried it.

/Thomas

Luxeat, do you remember how much you paid at Enoteca Pinchiorri?

I paid 259€ at La Pergola for my nine courses (a cocktail, coffee+, water) and my fourth of the two wine bottles. I don’t consider that expensive either.

Neither did I think that about my lunch yesterday at noma which was 115€.

Thomas, thanks for your notes on the mackerel, the soup, the heavenly heavenly ox tail and the surprising goat cheese dessert. Said to Lau that your descriptions made my choice.
… and the glasses. This hobby is going to ruin me…

All glasses used at La Pergola are from Riedel most expensive line “Sommeliers”. These glasses are fantastic and you never see them in Danish restaurants.

Most of the glasses are from DKK 250 – 400,- per glass.

Best,

/Thomas

Julot,
Many thanks for your comment. An interesting thing to be interpreted.
I guess my review reached it’s purpose – describing my experience for people to judge for themselves whether this is a place for him/her, or not.

Luxeat,
What a coincident! And what a missed opportunity (almost). I was really considering La Rosetta but ended up with Checchino dal 1887 (no *), which turned out to be a nicer experience than the Agata e Romeo one.
Looking forward to reading your posts

Yin,
Good to see you again here, thanks. You (and Julot) are right, the food didn’t move me.
In my book La Pergola is definitely no way near (my) noma. Perhaps they should swap the stars there…

- thanks everyone!
Trine

I’m intrigued by what Julot wrote above – and generally agree. A great restaurant experience doesn’t just fill my stomach – it provides me with some emotional connection as well or wider enjoyment too. But then I guess I have been spoilt in the past

Keep up the good work!