For the main course chicken quesadillas were on tap with a side of sour cream and salsa. Mick provided the wine for this one and went with a 2006 Seghesio "Sonoma" Zinfandel.
We poured out the wine and settled in for the main course. The Seghesio had a big nose on it filled with sour cherry, blackberries and cedar. I smiled after sipping it for the first time; it was everything a Zin should be big, fruity, lots of heat and a touch of pepper. In other words a "big monster fruit bomb".
With the chicken quesadillas it was a great match - the wine went down very easy except for a touch too much alcohol burn at times. The balance on the wine was ok, and the spiciness of the chicken quesadillas did bring out the pepper in the wine as well.
All in all a very nice wine.
Here is the group rating for the wine -
Mick - 90, Mark - 91, Kathy - 90, Amy -89, Overall - 90.
Ratings here were all very close with no large differences to be seen.
Once again, there was no LCBO listing for this wine, so I'm assuming Mick picked this up in the US. Here is what the Wine Spectator had to say about the wine -
Seghesio Zinfandel Sonoma County 2006
This is like a gangly teenager, young and a bit inelegant but charming. Shows robust black cherry and spice aromas and blackberry jam and licorice flavors. The tannins firm up the finish. Drink now through 2012. 62,000 cases made. –JL
Rating - 91
Price - $20
If Mick did pick this up in the US for around $20, then it would be about $33 CDN after duty and taxes.
Part 3 dessert
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Mark, I did pick this up in the states. I bought it at premier for $20, paid no duty as it was within my allowed booty for staying in the US for over 48 hours. :)
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