Saturday Night – Trick or Treat - Part 1

Mick and Amy had Kathy and I over for our usual Saturday get together. The dinner start time was pushed back as it was Halloween. So once we finished handing out treats to the kids we got have some treats of our own.

The first course was blacken scallops on tortillas with guacamole and corn relish. These little morsels of happiness are a definite favourite. Mick picked a 2008 Kim Crawford Sauvignon Blanc to pair with them.

"Betcha can't eat just one!"

There was no mistaking this wine for anything but Sauvignon Blanc by its aromatic nose of cut grass, gooseberry and cat’s pee with some grapefruit and nectarine lingering in the background. The main flavour to this wine was yellow grapefruit. It became sharp when paired with the food, I suspect the sweetness of the corn was throwing this wine for a loop. The one things that was neat about the food and wine pairing, is even though it was sharp to start, its finish developed a beautiful and lingering walnut flavour.

"As good as earlier versions?"

Here is the group rating for the wine – Mick - 90, Mark - 86, Kathy – 86, Amy - 86, Overall – 87.

Here is LCBO information on the wine -

Kim Crawford Sauvignon Blanc (V)
Vintages 35386
750 mL bottle
Price: $ 19.95
Wine, White Wine,
13.5% Alcohol/Vol.
Sugar Content : XD
Made in: New Zealand, New Zealand
By: Constellation Wines Nz
Release Date: Oct 10, 2009

DescriptionVintage after vintage, the world-renowned Kim Crawford displays his winemaking prowess with Sauvignon Blanc. The 2007 and 2008 vintages each received 91 points from Wine Spectator! This lively wine exhibits aromas such as gooseberry, passion fruit, grass, nettle, mineral, and citrus. Tantalizing with steamed mussels, or monkfish with tomato and fresh herbs.

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