For the second course Mick did grilled curried chicken wings with a side of Tzatziki sauce. Mick paired this with a 2007 Sobon Estate Zinfandel.
The nose on the Zinfandel had a lot going on with it as it had aromas of green pepper, mushroom, blackberry and an earthiness to it as well. Tasting the wine you will find pepper, spice and cherry flavours to it. It came across as being very dry with a smaller mouth-feel than you would expect from a California Zinfandel. It was very smooth but had a slight bite on the finish. It also happened to be a great pairing for the chicken wings.
Here is the group rating for the wine -Mick – 91, Mark - 89, Kathy – 87, Amy – 89, Overall – 89.
There is no LCBO listing for this wine as Mick bought it in the US a few years back. A quick web search has it listing for around $15US ($25 CDN after duty, taxes, etc.).
The curried chicken wings were good but Mick has done better ones. He asked on a scale of 1 to 10 where we would rate these and the consensus was about a 5 or 6. He was disappointed in this but then the ladies and I explained that a 5 on the Mick chicken wing scale would be like a 8 or a 9 on a normal chicken wing scale… sorry Buddy, you have just set the bar on chicken wings so damn high that you are going have a hard time beating your past efforts!
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