The main course was mesquite smoked bourbon glazed wings and Mick paired these with a 2008 Seghesio “Cortina” Zinfandel.
The nose on the Zinfandel was big with aromas of blackberry/raspberry, moss, cedar and close. Tasting the wine, flavours of strawberry, pepper and rhubarb dominate the wine. If the Parker Station we had earlier was too light, this wine more than made up for it as it was huge and unfortunately almost too big as it came across overly concentrated and syrupy. It also finished very dry. This is a shame as Seghesio Zinfandels are usually amazing but we were all a little disappointed with this one. It did work as a pairing for wings but I suspect the normal Seghesio Zinfandel would have been a better pairing and less money.
Here is the group rating for the wine - Mick – 87, Mark – 86, Kathy – 86, Amy – 86, Overall – 86.25.
There was no LCBO information for this wine either but it would have been in the $40 dollar range. The standard $29 Seghesio is by far the better wine and value here.
Amy picked up a selection of Cup Cakes that were a nice way to end the evening.
It was good have a normal Saturday night as June has been a quiet month on the Blog due to our busy schedules but July is looking much better for Saturday dinners. Thanks to Mick for all the wonderful food and for both Mick and Amy for hosting.
Cheers!
Mark
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