Saturday Night - Return of the Sauce – Part 2

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For the main course Mick did up a risotto in fish stock and then added the garlic sauce from New Year’s Eve in just at the end of cooking it. He served the risotto topped with grilled shrimp.

"Better as a risotto!"

His pairing for this meal was a Simonnet-Febvre Premier Cru Chablis.

The nose on the Chablis was an odd mixture of lime, mushroom and lilac. Tasting the wine it was slightly tart and acidic with lime as the main flavour running throughout but there was a bit of a soapy taste in the background as well. Mick’s comment on the wine was “Disappointing, would not buy again.” and that pretty much sums it up. It was nice with the risotto but really lost something when consumed on its own.

"Move along, nothing to see here!"

Here is the group rating for the wine – Mick - 86, Mark - 86, Kathy – 84, Amy - 85, Overall – 85.25

I couldn’t find a listing for a 2005 on the LCBO’s website. Judging by the price points of the 2006 Simonnet-Febvre Chablis listed I would guess this was a $30-35 price point. At that price point I’d advise the following – “Move along, nothing to see here.”

The garlic risotto was very good and probably the highlight of the night. I think the ladies actually enjoyed it more this way then when it was used as a sauce for shrimp and scallops for New Year’s Eve.

Thanks for Mick and Amy for hosting this one and to Mick for all his hard work in getting the food ready.

Cheers!

Mark