Wine: Stars of the Loire

 

Star of the Loire

In celebration of the Starts of the Loire festival that runs from 21st September to the 25th October, D&D London restaurants are offering a variety of different events, pop us around the capital.
The festival will be exploring the region of Loire, new and unsung heroes as well as tasting hidden gems from the area, from sparkling to sweet, to explore the diversity that the region has to offer. The events will be lead by wine personalities.
I was invited to try a selection of Loire Valley wines at the New Street Grill restaurant where they served three courses, enabling us to create our own food and wine matching recommendations.
That was a great way to try out and learn more about the scenic and charming Loire Valley wines.

Loire Valley Tasting included some delicious sparkling wines specially
Cremant de Loire, Domaine Penet, Chateau de La Presle NV – Chardonnay, Chenin and Arbois grapes.  It has a persistent effervescence, complex, nutty, gently honeyed nose with floral aromas  It was a great start of the tasting – perfect aperitif!

The Rose d’Anjou, Oliver Fardeau, Domaine des Essarts 2014. Dry wine, light and easy drinking with a very light sweet after taste. Strawberries, dark berries notes.  It is the perfect wine to accompany light meals and grilled vegetables, fish, seafood, and chicken. Even desserts!
Grape: Grolleau (70%) – Gamay (15%) – Cabernet (15%)

We sample quite a few interesting and off-the-beaten-track wines.

 

Savoring the wines of the Loire Valley with food at New St Grill

The Diner took place at the New Street Grill

Starter:
Dressed Cornish crab – a light dish made of brown and white crabmeat The long, juicy and frayed strands were fresh and sweet while the brown meat as mushier and punchier flavour.

Mains:
Succulent and melt in the mouth 300g English sirloin steak, confit garlic, triple cooked chips and a smooth and vibrantly coloured bearnaise sauce. An earthy and very tasty mushroom cooked in butter and garlic.
The wine:

saumur champigny domaine des roches neuves ‘terre chaudes’  2013 – blackcurrant and plum character on the nose and peppery aromas.Blackberry is prominent on the palate with high  The tannins. This wine paired well with the steak.

Chinon Rouge – Cabernet Franc, velvety, firm and round. Black fruits and spicy to the nose. Full bodied wine. Again it, it went well with the red meat.

Desserts:

British cheese selection with exquisite sweet wine Coteaux du Layon Domaine Philippe Delesvaux

Eton Mess, with strawberry sorbet

Burnt Cambridge cream, shortbread biscuit

New Street Grill is located inside a historic 18th century warehouse near the city and Shoreditch.

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Disclosure: I was a guest at the wine tasting and New Street Grill by Loire Valley wines