CONSOMMÉ
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CANAPÉS
TROUT ROE, CRÉME CRU
WAGYU TARTARE, PRESERVED JAPANESE QUAIL EGG,
MUSHROOM CARAMEL
TROUT MOUSSE, SHOKUPAN, COMPRESSED RADISH
2022 MELON DE BOURGOGNE
SALINE, CITRUS-DRIVEN, AND LIGHTLY LEES-KISSED. THE MINERAL BACKBONE MIRRORS ROE AND CONSOMMÉ, WHILE ITS BRIGHTNESS CUTS CRÈME CRU AND EGG YOLK. IT SETS A CLEAN, COMPOSED FOUNDATION.
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SCALLOP CRUDO
TIGER’S MILK, LOCAL MICROS, LEMONGRASS
2023 VIOGNIER
AROMATIC LIFT MEETS SWEETNESS. STONE FRUIT AND CITRUS BLOSSOM PLAY WITH SCALLOP AND LEMONGRASS, WHILE THE WINE’S TEXTURE SOFTENS THE ACIDITY OF TIGER’S MILK WITHOUT DULLING IT.
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MOUNTAIN YAM BISQUE
OREGON LING COD, SHIO KOJI, CHILI OIL,
MEYER LEMON RELISH
2023 ESTATE PINOT NOIR – JOHAN
SILK AND EARTH. THE UMAMI FROM KOJI FINDS HARMONY WITH PINOT’S FOREST-FLOOR NUANCE. BRIGHT ACIDITY SUPPORTS MEYER LEMON; GENTLE TANNIN FRAMES THE BISQUE WITHOUT OVERPOWERING THE COD.
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SMOKED CUSTARD
DUNGENESS CRAB, MOLASSES,
YUZU KOSHO, KOHLRABI
2022 BLAUFRÄNKISCH
SPICE AND TENSION. THE WINE’S PEPPERY LIFT MEETS YUZU KOSHO; ITS ACIDITY CUTS CUSTARD AND MOLASSES. IT’S STRUCTURED ENOUGH FOR SMOKE BUT NIMBLE ENOUGH FOR CRAB.
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WAGYU
EGG YOLK TOFFEE, TRUFFLE ROYALE,
SWISS CHARD, KABOCHA
2022 SYRAH
DARK FRUIT, SAVORY DEPTH, SUBTLE SMOKED MEAT TONES. SYRAH ABSORBS THE YOLK RICHNESS AND RESONATES WITH TRUFFLE AND CHARD BITTERNESS. THIS IS THE DEEPEST, MOST GROUNDED MOMENT OF THE EVENING.
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LAMB
SMOKED TEA, RED CURRANT, PUMPKIN,
QUINCE, FOIE GRAS
2023 GRENACHE
THIS SHIFTS THE ENERGY BEAUTIFULLY. BRIGHT RED FRUIT MIRRORS RED CURRANT; GENTLE WARMTH AND SPICE ECHO SMOKED TEA. SOFTER TANNINS RESPECT FOIE GRAS, WHILE GRENACHE’S LIFTED PROFILE KEEPS THE COURSE GRACEFUL RATHER THAN HEAVY. IT FEELS LIKE RELEASE AFTER THE SYRAH’S INTENSITY.
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PUDDING
CINDERELLA PUMPKIN, BRIOCHE INFUSED CREAM,
MISO CARAMEL, OAXACAN CACAO
BROWN BUTTER SORBET
CARAMELIZED MILK, PEANUT BUTTER MARSHMALLOW
2023 VIOGNIER (REVISIT)
SERVE SLIGHTLY WARMER. ITS FLORAL AROMATICS AND SUBTLE STONE-FRUIT SWEETNESS HARMONIZE WITH PUMPKIN, CARAMEL, AND BRIOCHE. THE TEXTURE CARRIES BROWN BUTTER WITHOUT BECOMING CLOYING.
