For the main course, Mick did a new Trout recipe with a lemon butter sauce. The pairing for this dish, Mick picked a 2005 Pernand-Vergelesses Bourgogne.
"Trout cooked to perfection!"This wine, like the first wine, had a mild nose that you had to work at a bit to find; vanilla and coconut were the two aromas that we could detect. Lime and grapefruit flavours dominated this wine’s flavour. The wine was a touch more oaky than I’d expect from a white Burgundy but had good structure to it. The wine was easy drinking but lacked a certain ‘wow’ factor that would make it stand out. It was a decent pairing with the trout.
"Solid but missing that 'wow' factor..." Here is the group rating for the wine -Mick – 87, Mark – 86, Kathy – 85, Amy – 86, Overall – 86.
The 2005 that was reviewed is no longer listed at the LCBO but they did have a listing for the 2006 vintage -
MAISON CHAMPY PERNAND-VERGELESSES 2006
VINTAGES 8151
750 mL bottle
Price: $ 29.95
Wine, White Wine
13.0% Alcohol/Vol.
Sugar Content : XD
Made in: Burgundy, France
By: Champy Pere & Cie
Release Date: Feb 14, 2009
Tasting Note - Founded in 1720, Maison Champy is the oldest wine house in Burgundy; its cellars date to the 15th century. A negociant that purchases grapes through long-term contracts as well as a landowner, Champy has evolved in the past several years to become a consistently high-quality producer ... [Among] first-rate whites [is] the crisply citrus Champy Pernand Vergelesses 2006 ... (Louis Marmon, www.gazette.net, April 16, 2008)
The trout was cooked to perfection, as it was flakey and moist and just melted in your mouth. My one criticism of the dish was the lemon in the sauce was much too heavy and would suggest that Mick cuts it to a third of the amount for the next time he does this.
Thanks for Mick and Amy for the wonderful evening.
Cheers!
Mark
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