The Beef Tenderloin was finally ready to go so I plated it and served it up.
"Two years = Too long!" I’m glad we didn’t kill the Mondavi before dinner as it was a great pairing with the food. The nose wasn’t hard to find with eucalyptus, clove, cedar, green pepper, chocolate and cassis all mixed in there. The balance on this wine was perfect; fine silky tannins with nice acidity and a solid blueberry and chocolate flavour to wrap it all up. The one thing that really stood out was its magnificently smooth lingering finish. The only flaw we found is without the food it was really dry tasting on its own but how good it was with the food more than overcame that deficiency.
"Still great!"
Here is the group rating for the wine – Mick - 90, Mark - 91, Kathy – 91, Amy - 90, Overall – 90.5
The 90.5 rating means I will start the year off by updating the Top Ten red list and I feel it is well deserved to be in that select class of wines.
The beef tenderloin was stellar, and Amy gave it her highest compliment again – “It’s like chocolate in meat form!” Two years between having this dish is too long. We finished the evening off with some more truffles and cheese tray.
Happy New Year’s to everyone and may your 2010 be filled with amazing wines and food!
Cheers!
Mark
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