Saturday Night – Mick gets Curried Away – Part 2

For the second course, Mick made blue cheese Caesar salad with homemade crotons and used prosciutto instead of bacon which was a nice change of pace.

 

With this course the Oregon Chardonnay was my favourite with the white Burgundy a very close second and the Niagara one being dead last.

 

The nose on the Oregon was milder than the Niagara one and had aromas of orange, yeast and vanilla.  Tasting the wine lime and buttered toast were the dominate flavours.  For the structure, it was better than the Niagara one as the oak was softer (still too much) and the acidity was higher (still needed more) and it didn’t get awkward in the mid-palate.  The lime and butter toast flavours really worked with the flavours of the salad and made this a very nice pairing.  It was OK on its own but not great.

 

Here is the group rating for the wine - Mick – 86, Mark - 85, Kathy – 85, Amy – 85, Overall – 85.25.

 

Here is the LCBO information on the wine –

 

BACHELDER OREGON CHARDONNAY 2010
VINTAGES 273334
750 mL bottle
Price $ 29.95
Made in: Oregon, USA
By: Les Bougognes Delaney-Bachelder
Release Date: Dec 8, 2012
Wine, White Wine
13.0% Alcohol/Vol.
Varietal: Chardonnay
Sugar Content: 2 g/L
Sweetness Descriptor: XD - Extra Dry

 

Tasting Note  - Peaches and cream corn, caramel, citrus, green apple, spice and flowers are built on a medium to full bodied frame. There is excellent length as well as sturdy backbone of acidity. It should age well for the next 5 years. Score - 91. (Evan Saviolidis, evanwinesavvy.com, Sept. 2012)

 

Once again at $30 this one too would be a pass as there are better Chardonnays out there for less money.

 

I liked Mick's salad but not sure about blue cheese and Caesar together as it was a little over the top at times, that said there wasn’t a single morsel remaining in my bowl at the end of the course.

 

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