This past Saturday, Mick and Amy hosted our weekly Saturday night dinner. Mick had three new recipes on tap and three new wines for us to try as well.
The first course was grilled Spanish Toasts which, while simple to make, were very tasty. The Spanish Toasts were made from sliced baguettes topped with a roasted tomato and garlic spread and Manchego cheese. Mick picked a 2006 Auka "Don Alfonso" Malbec to pair with them.
The nose on the Malbec had a huge leather aroma to it with a touch of white pepper, dried cranberry and orange rind in the background. Tasting the wine you will find dark fruit (Black cherry and black currant) as the main flavours with some truffle flavour to round things out. The structure on the wine was decent but it was more acidic then tannic and had a slightly hot finish to it. The pairing though was dead-on and was one of the better food and wine pairings we’ve had in a while.
Here is the group rating for the wine -Mick – 88, Mark - 89, Kathy – 89, Amy – 88, Overall – 88.5.
There was no LCBO listing for the wine which is a shame as I would have liked to get more of it. Mick recalled the price as being $22. $22 is a fairly high price point for a Malbec but this wine does justify it as it was that good.
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