This past Saturday night the four of us went to Chris and Jan’s for dinner. Jan had a menu all planned out and went with all Ontario wines for the pairings. As my couple of loyal readers of this blog probably know, I don’t get very excited about Ontario wines as rule. I was however looking forward to trying all the wines Jan had picked out as it is always fun to try new wines.
The first course was a Wolfgang Puck Gazpacho recipe -
http://www.wolfgangpuck.com/recipes/view/4004/Gazpacho
Jan paired this with a NV Trius Brut Rose. After last weekend’s Champagne extravaganza, I was thinking to myself ‘uh oh VQA sparkling after trying four of the better Champagnes out there, this could be interesting…’
The nose on the Trius huge for a sparkling wine, as there was no need to swirl the glass to find the honey, strawberry, barnyard and watermelon aromas. Tasting the wine you’ll find melon, lime, and an oaky flavour with a hint of very soft strawberry in the background. The structure on it was good with lively acidity that was refreshing without being biting. The finish was nice but very short and didn’t linger. I liked this wine on its own but it really came into its own as a great pairing for the Gazpacho.
Here is the group rating for the wine –Mick – 89, Mark – 89, Kathy – 87, Amy – 88, Overall – 88.25.
There was no LCBO listing as they do not carry it as Jan and Chris bought this direct from the winery. Jan was nice enough to inform me that it was $30 a bottle. At $30 a bottle this wine is a very good deal, especially with how well it paired with the Gazpacho. I would also like to add that the presentation of the Gazpacho was stunning and one of the better looking dishes I have eaten in a long time.
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