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| - Last Saturday, we had dinner at this French Bistro. While the service was great and very attentive, I don't consider this a French restaurant, having lived in France & Germany. We had the Bruschettas (choice of 3) and escargots - they were both great. So were the desserts - creme brulee & bread pudding. But I didn't consider most of the entrees to be French - Ribeye & NY Strip steaks, filet mignon, so we didn't order them. My wife enjoyed the duck filets, very tasty. But with the limited menu entrees, I elected a nightly "special" of beef stew - really, a French dish? And most of the items come with French fries, instead of a choice of vegetables. But, by far, the biggest disappointment was the wine. I selected the Dry Reisling, which I expected to be very good quality at $36.00/bottle. When it was presented to me, I tasted tested it and found it to be OK, so I accepted the bottle. Then I looked at the label and was very disappointed. I know how to interpret German wine labeling. This was a 2012 "Qualitatswein", which is at the low end of the labeling scale. Reislings should be enjoyed withing a couple of years after bottling, not 6 years. Plus the Villa Wolf vineyards web site states it is in Pfalz region of the Rhein River, not the upper scale Rheingau wine district. This "Qualitatswein", per the Villa Wolf web site states the grapes are from "contracted growers", which means the grapes could be grown anywhere in Germany. Yes the wind was drinkable, but I could buy it in a store for about $8.00 in AZ. I did not expect an "up" charge of $28.00 at a restaurant. Shame on me for not looking at the bottle first. But it makes me wonder how over priced and lower value their other wines are.
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