Com-B-Q – Part 2

2nd Course – Mark and Kathy – Almond-Crusted Goat Cheese Salad with Raspberry Dressing with 2006 Mark Molitor Spätlese Riesling.

I did the salad part of the evening and picked an old favourite of mine as my choice - Almond-crusted goat cheese salad with raspberry dressing. This is a great fall/winter recipe as the warm goat cheese wheels on top of the salad make it a very comforting dish

"Almond-Crusted Goat Cheese Salad with Raspberry Dressing"

Here is the link to the recipe –

http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Almond-Crusted-Goat-Cheese-Salad-with-Raspberry-Dressing-105335

I make it pretty much as per recipe, except I double the amount of raspberries, as I find I like the flavour the extra fruit adds to the dressing.

"A Solid Riesling"

The aromatic nose of the Mark Molitor contained peach, ripe apple and pineapple aromas. Tasting the wine you quickly noticed the increased sweetness of the Spätlese vs. the earlier Kabinett but the green apple flavour and fresh acidity really helped in balancing the wine out. There was a touch of frizzante in the mouth which also helped take away from the sweetness. It was a good pairing with the salad as that extra sweetness helped the wine in not getting lost against the sweetness of the dressing.

Here is the group rating for the wine – Mick - 90, Mark - 89, Kathy – 89, Amy - 87, Overall – 88.75.

Here is the LCBO Information for the wine –

Markus Molitor Riesling Spätlese 2006

Vintages 101949
750 mL bottle

Price: $ 33.00

Wine, White Wine,

11.0% Alcohol/Vol.

Sugar Content : MS

Made in: Moselle/Saar/Ruwer, Germany

By: Markus Molitor Vineyards

Release Date: Aug 29, 2009

Description - TASTING NOTE: Aromas of violet, apricot and smoke segue into tropical fruit and ripe apple flavors. This is rich and open-textured, yet well-balanced and even crisp on the finish. Drink now through 2020. Score - 91. (Bruce Sanderson, www.winespectator.com, April 30, 2008)

I liked the wine but the $33 price point on this would have me looking at other Spätlese Rieslings instead.

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