Saturday Night – A nice, normal Saturday – Part 3

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The final course of the evening was a cheese tray with a selection of cheeses that Mick and Amy picked up on their recent trip to NY State.

 

Mick paired this with a 2011 Saint-Bris Sauvignon Blanc.

The aromas to the wine were huge gooseberry notes with citrus, moss and floral hints in the background.  Tasting the wine, kiwi and lime were the main flavours with a slightly soapy flavour on the finish.  The wine had great crisp acidity and a nice creamy finish to it.  This was a solid wine that had the elements to it that I would expect from a good French Sauvignon Blanc.  The odd thing was it did get a bit funky with some of the cheeses which was too bad as it was very good on its own.

Here is the group rating for the wine - Mick – 89, Mark – 88, Kathy – 88, Amy – 89, Overall – 88.5.

I couldn’t find any listing for the wine on the LCBO’s website.  It maybe that I’m searching for too many generic terms as Saint-Bris is a wine region in Burgundy and not the name of the winery.  Looking at the label though I can’t find something that stands out from the French labeling that identifies the winery.  Oh well, whoever makes this wine did a nice job with it.  Mick mentioned that this wine was a sub $20 wine so good value for that price point.

The cheese tray was a nice change from a sweet dessert and I enjoyed trying the well-crafted NY cheeses Mick and Amy had selected.

Thanks to Mick and Amy for hosting and to Mick for the wonderful dishes.

Cheers!

Mark