We started with the Caesar salad and garlic bread and paired it with a bottle of the 2006 Louis Jadot “Bourgogne” Chardonnay. Great pairing but I have covered this wine and food combo so many times on the blog if I write about it one more time you’ll think Louis Jadot is paying me or I’m a member of the Romaine Lettuce Farmer’s Association!
"Black labels with gold or white lettering are hard to get good photos of!" To pair up with the lasagna, I brought a bottle of 2006 Zenato Valpolicella Ripassa. This wine was a recommendation of Diane Braemer, a LCBO Product Consultant at the Upper Gage and Fennell LCBO. Diane has done a wonderful job of stocking the store’s Vintages section with very good wines and the store, for its size, has a great selection. Diane has also been very helpful in getting in wines for me for Wine Club.
Even though I feel that the LCBO should be privatized to better serve Ontario consumers, I certainly can’t deny that there are some very talented and knowledgeable people who work at the LCBO and Diane easily fits into this category. Kinda of a “hate the game not the player” sort of situation.
The nose on this wine was big, no swirling of the glass needed to nose this wine! Raspberry, chocolate and peat moss aromas jumped from the glass and had me drooling in anticipation of tasting it.
Unfortunately, the wine wasn’t quite up to my expectations I got from the nose. It was slightly off balance with the acidity a touch too high and the tannin a touch to low, nice fruit and a great finish. Don’t get me wrong, it was a nice wine and it did go well with the lasagna but it didn’t live up to the stunning nose. This was a big wine and at times was a bit too much for the lasagna, I will try this wine again but would like to try it with a roast or a NY strip steak.
Here is the LCBO information on the wine –
Zenato Valpolicella Superiore Ripassa
Vintages# 479766
750 mL bottle
Price: $ 24.95
Wine, Red Wine,
13.5% Alcohol/Vol.
Sugar Content : D
Made in: Veneto, Italy
By: Azienda Vinicola Zenato
Release Date: Oct 11, 2008
Description - Founded in 1960 by Sergio Zenato, the winery's philosophy is to celebrate the region's traditions coupled with an unquenchable desire to surpass everything they have done before. The Ripassa consistently delivers on that philosophy with its aromas of blackberry, plum purée, smoke and cocoa. The palate is dry with plenty of fruit flavours, hints of licorice, ripe tannins and even more cocoa. A great match for pecorino cheese, roast beef, or pasta with meatballs in a spicy tomato sauce.
Thanks to my parents for hosting the dinner and Happy Birthday Sara!
Cheers!
Mark
Even though I feel that the LCBO should be privatized to better serve Ontario consumers, I certainly can’t deny that there are some very talented and knowledgeable people who work at the LCBO and Diane easily fits into this category. Kinda of a “hate the game not the player” sort of situation.
The nose on this wine was big, no swirling of the glass needed to nose this wine! Raspberry, chocolate and peat moss aromas jumped from the glass and had me drooling in anticipation of tasting it.
Unfortunately, the wine wasn’t quite up to my expectations I got from the nose. It was slightly off balance with the acidity a touch too high and the tannin a touch to low, nice fruit and a great finish. Don’t get me wrong, it was a nice wine and it did go well with the lasagna but it didn’t live up to the stunning nose. This was a big wine and at times was a bit too much for the lasagna, I will try this wine again but would like to try it with a roast or a NY strip steak.
Here is the LCBO information on the wine –
Zenato Valpolicella Superiore Ripassa
Vintages# 479766
750 mL bottle
Price: $ 24.95
Wine, Red Wine,
13.5% Alcohol/Vol.
Sugar Content : D
Made in: Veneto, Italy
By: Azienda Vinicola Zenato
Release Date: Oct 11, 2008
Description - Founded in 1960 by Sergio Zenato, the winery's philosophy is to celebrate the region's traditions coupled with an unquenchable desire to surpass everything they have done before. The Ripassa consistently delivers on that philosophy with its aromas of blackberry, plum purée, smoke and cocoa. The palate is dry with plenty of fruit flavours, hints of licorice, ripe tannins and even more cocoa. A great match for pecorino cheese, roast beef, or pasta with meatballs in a spicy tomato sauce.
Thanks to my parents for hosting the dinner and Happy Birthday Sara!
Cheers!
Mark
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