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2012: International Wine Challenge – Personality of the Year Award




Monday 10 August 2009

Upper Loire wanderings - day one: a fantastic meal!

Decoration on central table

8 August 2009

I have already posted on the very good meal we had in late June at William Pages' Le Lièvre Gourmand in the small town of Vailly-sur-Sauldre. We went back on Saturday night and chose the 49€ menu – we had tried the one at 39€ in June. The 49 is certainly worth the additional 10€ – it was stunningly good. All the dishes were great, whereas in June we had been very impressed with everything except for the pork dish. Unfortunately the photos do not really do justice to the presentation!


Tourteau, citronnelle et gingembre


Cabillaud et truffles d'été

Foie gras fumée


Pigeonneau de Pierre Cassé en deux services

les desserts:

Poirée séchée à l'huile d'olive, chocolat blanc au combava

Fruits rouges, panna cotta à la rose

Orange et chocolat


To drink:
Thierry Hamelin 2004 Chablis 1er Cru Ligneau Blanc
The wine's minerality was perfect with the fish

Tim Adams 2003 Cabernet Clare Valley
Worked surprisingly well with the smoked foie gras and was excellent with the pigeon

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