Saturday Night – Nach-Rogies – Part 2

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The main course as I mentioned earlier was “Nach-Rogies” and I paired this with a 2009 Sterling Napa Valley Merlot.   Kathy and I had this Merlot about a month or so ago when we did a client dinner at our house and it was awesome with Lemon cream pasta with Prosciutto so I wanted Mick and Amy to try it.

 

The nose on the Merlot was faint but aromas of strawberry, green pepper, plum and peat were to be found.  Tasting the wine, cherry and mocha were the main flavours.   It was on the thin side for a Merlot and came across slightly tannic at times but was a very approachable wine.  It was a miss on the pairing however as it got a touch funky at times with all the different flavors that made up the “Nach-Rogies”.  It was very good on its own just not the right pairing as I believe something bigger was needed to work with the food (Rutherford Hill Merlot or Joseph Phelps Merlot probably would have worked better).

Here is the group rating for the wine - Mick – 88, Mark - 88, Kathy – 88, Amy – 86, Overall – 87.5.

Here is the LCBO information on the wine –

STERLING MERLOT (V)
VINTAGES 330241
750 mL bottle
Price $ 27.95
Made in: California, USA
By: Diageo Canada Inc.
Release Date: Apr 18, 2012
Style: Full-bodied & Smooth
Wine, Red Wine
13.5% Alcohol/Vol.
Varietal: Merlot
Sugar Content: 6 g/L
Sweetness Descriptor: D - Dry

Description  -  A champion of Napa Merlot, Sterling launched California's first-ever vintage dated bottle in 1969. Now legendary, this silky, succulent wine is bursting with blackberry and cherry flavours. Serve this beauty up with beef empanadas, roast chicken or veal cutlets 

I enjoyed the “Nach-Rogies” but to be honest I think I prefer Perogies or Nachos more on their own than blended together like this. 

 

For dessert I picked up a LaRocca Gooey Caramel and Apple cake which was very good.  It was extremely fresh tasting and was an interesting combination of flavours; I liked it but wouldn’t go out of my way to get another one.

 

Thanks to Mick and Amy for providing the Predator Zinfandel to go with carrot soup. 

 

Cheers!

 

Mark