Saturday Night – SEA all that FOOD – Part 2

For the second course, Mick did grilled crab cakes with chipotle mayo. Mmmm… chipotle mayo, I have written before that if I had this a few years ago the Blog would have been called Chipotle Mayo as the sauce is that good.

"Chipotle mayo... and oh yeah, crab cakes"

Mick picked a 2008 Bouchard Pére & Fils Mâcon-Lugny Saint-Pierre (white Burgundy/Chardonnay) to pair with the crab cakes.

"The name that is a mouthful all on its own"

The moderate nose was much easier to detect than our first wine with aromas of vanilla, lime and lemon. Tasting the wine you were rewarded with a smoky lime flavour that ran the length of the wine. Mick felt the wine’s was perfectly balanced but I found it a bit acidic and at times there was an oiliness to it that I didn’t like. This is not a wine I would sit around and drink on its own but it was very good with the crab cakes or as Amy put it "a good food wine".
　
Here is the group rating for the wine -Mick – 87, Mark – 86, Kathy – 87, Amy – 86, Overall – 86.5.
　
Here is the LCBO information on the wine –
　
BOUCHARD P&FMACON LUGNY
　
LCBO 51573
750 mL bottle
Price: $ 14.95
Wine, White Wine
13.0% Alcohol/Vol.
Made in: Burgundy, France
By: Bouchard Pere & Fils
　
Tasting Note - Medium straw colour; intense fruit, spice, apple & biscuit aromas; generous fruit flavours, with a good long finish.
　
Serving Suggestion - Serve lightly chilled with seabass, sole, or other fish.
　
For a $15 white Burgundy, this wine was a good value and worked well with the food so if I came across it in the LCBO, I probably would pick up another bottle.
　
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