For the main course Mick did grilled steak tacos with an avocado and corn salsa. He paired this course with a 2003 Hess Collection Cabernet Sauvignon.
The nose on the Hess was black pepper, cedar, raspberry and smoke. Tasting the wine raspberry, pepper and cocoa were the main flavours. The balance on this wine was off as the acidity far outweighed the tannin which made the wine come across as sharp at times. It was an OK pairing with the steak tacos but I think the avocado in the salsa was throwing this wine.
Here is the group rating for the wine -Mick – 86, Mark - 85, Kathy – 86, Amy – 86, Overall – 85.75.
Here is the LCBO information on the wine –
HESS SELECT CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2008
VINTAGES 25080
750 mL bottle
Price: $ 24.95
Made in: California, USA
By: The Hess Collection
Release Date: Mar 3, 2012
Wine, Red Wine
Tasting Note - Winemaker Dave Guffy's standards and styling make [Hess Select] a strong brand. The new Cab, off vineyards in Mendocino County, Lake County and Napa County, is stylish and varietally correct. The fruit is black currant up front, followed by black plums, cherries, raspberry and vanilla. Tannins are chalky and acidity provides structure ... You can take the Hess name to the bank. (Sandra Silfven, The Detroit News, Feb. 4, 2011)
Note – this listing is for the 2008 and not the 2003 reviewed.
The steak tacos were very good and I hope Mick does them again in the near future.
For dessert Amy picked up some Lindt Dark Chocolate which was nice as this went well with the Hess to finish it off.
It has been too long since we had a ‘normal’ Saturday night dinner with Mick and Amy but thankfully our schedules mesh a lot better in the upcoming weeks so there will be more Saturday night dinners on the horizon.
Cheers!
Mark
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