Final attended New York City Feb 28 7pm SATURDAY at Keens Steakhouse
**Corkage $30 http://www.keens.com/ *** JENS COMES TO TOWN *
Theme is 50% of the wines from Burgundy and Mature Cali Wines with Flavor
2 - Jens & wife Susanne
2 - Diane Kessler & husband
1 - Robert Pavlovich
1- Margie Russell
2- David & Caroline Lazer
1- David Cohen
1- Paul Raghib
2 - Jay Hack & Rebecca
I have some work related stuff in NYC, love the city too but this time just planning to make the grand tasting at La Paulee and don’t want to spend all that extra coin on the Gala dinner so this should work out perfectly.
For what it’s worth, Keens is unlike the other great NY steakhouses in that one of its signature cuts, the chateaubriand, is lean, gamey from the dry aging, and pairs beautifully with Pinot. Folks shouldn’t feel uncertain about bringing older burg here (though I wouldn’t pair it with a butter-drenched porterhouse, but that’s a question of what you choose to order!)
2002, but have to say kind of surprised at the lack of interest in Burg with La Paulee going on. I may have to bring a bottle so long that’s welcome. Maybe a Northern Rhone also.
It was a fluid situation for a while, not sure anything’s in stone yet. Anyway, I’d vote to expand the Cabernet/Syrah to the old world as well. Cali wines don’t usually pair very well with food IMO.