With some friends, we took advantage of Union Square Cafe's recently reduced corkage fee and met for lunch today and brought a couple of bottles. We started with a 2005 De Lille Cellars Chaleur Estate Blanc It was my first time tasting this wine. It had a nose of apricot and minerals. A little creamy but with enough acidity to provide balance and was light on the palate. It was a good match with our appetizers of tuna tartare, and swiss chard ravioli with a bread crumb and garlic topping. Waiting in the wings was a bottle of 2004 Radio Coteau Pinot Noir Savoy Vineyard. It's close to a year since I've had this wine, and it's all coming together after a rough and fairly disjointed bottle last time. A muscular wine with black cherries and spice. These delicious flavors linger on the palate, and we all enjoyed it.
To end our afternoon, we strolled around the Union Square Greenmarket and picked up some asparagus and bison burgers for dinner on Memorial Day. It was a beautiful day in the city.