Saturday Night – Taking the “Pro” out of Propane – Part 2

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Mick for the main course did his famous Chicken Quesadillas and picked a 2007 Truchard Carneros Zinfandel as his pairing.

"Mick's famous Chicken Quesadillas"

The nose on this wine was huge and easy to find, and funny enough the first scent of it reminded me of a Coffee Crisp chocolate bar as it had aromas of mocha and chocolate, there was also clove, cardamom and faint strawberry lingering in the background. Tasting the wine there were flavours of cherry, smoke, black licorice. The structure of the wine wasn’t quite right as it had a sharp/hot mouth feel and no finish to speak of. It was a decent pairing with the Quesadillas but I much prefer Seghesio Zinfandel as a pairing over this one. I really liked the nose on this wine as it was one of the best aromas I have ever found off a Zinfandel; it is too bad the rest of the experience didn’t match the nose.

"Amazing nose, the rest of it not so much..."

Here is the group rating for the wine – Mick - 86, Mark - 87, Kathy – 86, Amy – 85, Overall – 86.


Here is the LCBO information on this wine –

TRUCHARD ZINFANDEL 2007

VINTAGES 54858
750 mL bottle
Price: $ 21.95
Wine, Red Wine
14.2% Alcohol/Vol.
Sugar Content : D
Made in: California/Californie, United States
By: Truchard Vineyards
Release Date: May 1, 2010

Description - Truchard uses a tiny 4-acre (1.6 ha) vineyard for the creation of high-quality, small-production Zinfandel. They mature the wines for 10 months in a combination of French and American oak (35% new). The winery claims this is the only Zinfandel produced exclusively from Napa Valley Carneros fruit. The results speak for themselves. Look for black cherry, cranberry and boysenberry aromas overlaid with hints of mint, cedar and black pepper. Dry, with exceptional fruit, soft tannins and vibrant acidity conspiring to produce an extremely well-balanced wine. Enjoy it tonight with a grilled rare Angus beef steak.
 

"The low calorie part of the evening"

For dessert Amy picked up a chocolate truffle cake that everyone enjoyed.

I would like to thank Mick and Amy for hosting as the food was excellent and it was fun to try a couple of new wines.

Cheers!

Mark