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Had a sneak preview of @dosalondon last week – t

Had a sneak preview of @dosalondon last week – the new chef’s table experience at Akira Back’s new Japanese/Korean restaurant at the Mandarin Oriental Mayfair.
Head sommelier Andres Ituarte has pulled together an international wine list that’s original and playful, and full of curiosities.
A stand-out pairing was 1985 Arbois Trousseau from Domaine Rolet with Mulhoe – a fisherman’s cold soup made with wild seabass, dongchimi kimchi, fermented red pepper, wasabi and cucumber. Possibly the last wine I would have come up with, but the earthiness of the fermented red peppers worked surprisingly well with the mature forest floor notes of the wine. Inspired.
A few by the bottle options…
Whites
Terracura Smiley V6 NV £70
Iona Chardonnay 2022 £100
Lopez de Heredia Rioja blanco Gravonia Crianza 2013 £175
Reds
Garage Wine Co Lot 96 Bagual Vineyard Carignan Grenache 2018 £93
Matetic EQ Cool Climate Syrah 2018 £97
Dureuil Janthial Rully 2020 £109
2 pages of sake to choose from too. But just 3 rosés!
As you can see, the mark-ups are high by the bottle (not unusual for a restaurant of this nature), so I would go with the matching wines.
Food was impressive, precise and vibrant. The sommeliers, Andres and Maxime, have done a good job of creatively matching complex dishes with some excellent bottles.
It’s £185 for 8 courses, a further £145 for the matching wines, open Wednesday to Saturday, 7pm sitting.

Opening these bottles today in readiness for tomor

Opening these bottles today in readiness for tomorrow’s dinner that I’m hosting @johndorywine ! Emmanuel Reynaud always suggests opening his reds at least a day in advance, or even longer. Not decanted - just stood upright in a cool place. We’re opening a Château des Tours white 2019 and a Domaine des Tours Clairette 2016 too.
Look at the colour of that Rayas 2011!!
If you didn’t manage to bag tickets this time, there are limited amounts of these wines available at John Dory by the bottle (drink in only) - probably the cheapest place to drink Reynaud’s wines in the UK 😉

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