Sunday, October 10, 2004
Dinner at Maison L'Aubrac is not for those who expect formality. What you do get is great food, at fair prices and a wine list and by the glass list that is one of the best in Paris to have with grilled meat. I went first for two white wines from opposite sides of the Med, more because I don't see that much of these types of wines that often even before I got into the idea of which red wine I would enjoy with the garlic rib steak and my steak salad. L'Aubrac is open 24 hours a day, so no matter what time, you can order the same great menu of rock solid cooking and get a great glass, carafe or bottle of wine. I went to dinner around 10 PM. The place was full and as the night progressed the crowds didn't stop.
Here's a recap:
2003 Pibernon Bandol Blanc
I just don't get Bandol Blanc or I should say until now I didn't really ever have one that was worth the space it would take up in the cellar. This is by far the best I have had to date. The Pibernon Blanc is a light almost water colored wine, with flavors are very much like some Sicilian or Sardinian whites I've had, but this is crisper and more sharply dry and austere. It got a light lime and dry lemon flavoring, with some hints of peach thrown in. It is the kind of wine that is a good aperitif or would go very well with clams and pasta.
2002 Antoine Arena Vin de Pays de Portes de La Mediterranean Corsica
Now this is a white wine with rich flavor. Yummy and fruity and smooth and rich. It is a wine that has style like so many other Arena wines I've enjoyed. Lots of peach and melon flavors, with hints of white honey and pear on the finish. Sadly, Kermit Lynch doesn't import this Arena wine, choosing the more expensive releases. This white is perfect as a starting wine or would go great as an alternative to Italian whites.
2003 Domaine d'Aupilhac Les Servieres
From a friends vineyard near Montpeyroux, Sylvain Fadat makes this 100 percent pure and very easy to drink wine from the Cinsault grape. I often think it is one of his best wines and only wish Kermit Lynch would import this wine too, for it is the perfect wine with open flamed grilled beef. It's not a jammy wine. Instead you get a smooth, forward wine with body and backbone. Flavors of raspberry, Welch's grape juice, black plums and a long fine finish of star anise making this wine complete.
My dinner was Country Beef Salad made from diced steak, fresh field greens, egg bread and onions. It is like Italian bread salad but with fresh beef in a country dressing. That and the Garlic Rib steak L'Aubrac with pan fired country potatoes and a crème brulee made for a great, late night dinner in Paris on a Sunday night.
Here's a recap:
2003 Pibernon Bandol Blanc
I just don't get Bandol Blanc or I should say until now I didn't really ever have one that was worth the space it would take up in the cellar. This is by far the best I have had to date. The Pibernon Blanc is a light almost water colored wine, with flavors are very much like some Sicilian or Sardinian whites I've had, but this is crisper and more sharply dry and austere. It got a light lime and dry lemon flavoring, with some hints of peach thrown in. It is the kind of wine that is a good aperitif or would go very well with clams and pasta.
2002 Antoine Arena Vin de Pays de Portes de La Mediterranean Corsica
Now this is a white wine with rich flavor. Yummy and fruity and smooth and rich. It is a wine that has style like so many other Arena wines I've enjoyed. Lots of peach and melon flavors, with hints of white honey and pear on the finish. Sadly, Kermit Lynch doesn't import this Arena wine, choosing the more expensive releases. This white is perfect as a starting wine or would go great as an alternative to Italian whites.
2003 Domaine d'Aupilhac Les Servieres
From a friends vineyard near Montpeyroux, Sylvain Fadat makes this 100 percent pure and very easy to drink wine from the Cinsault grape. I often think it is one of his best wines and only wish Kermit Lynch would import this wine too, for it is the perfect wine with open flamed grilled beef. It's not a jammy wine. Instead you get a smooth, forward wine with body and backbone. Flavors of raspberry, Welch's grape juice, black plums and a long fine finish of star anise making this wine complete.
My dinner was Country Beef Salad made from diced steak, fresh field greens, egg bread and onions. It is like Italian bread salad but with fresh beef in a country dressing. That and the Garlic Rib steak L'Aubrac with pan fired country potatoes and a crème brulee made for a great, late night dinner in Paris on a Sunday night.
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