Saturday Night – Everything is Rosé – Part 2

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The main course was a new recipe which Mick found from the Beer Bistro Cookbook – Chicken wings in a honey brown ale sauce with fresh cut fries.  Mick paired this with a 2010 Montes Cherub Syrah Rosé from Chile.

 

The nose on the wine was a milder as you did have to swirl the glass a bit to bring it to life and were rewarded with a nice mix of nutmeg, cranberry juice, strawberry and ginger ale.  Tasting the wine, you’ll find flavors of strawberry, sage and pepper.  The structure on the wine was good, not overly acidic or tannic with a nice lingering finish.  The wine was pretty easy drinking but did come across slightly tart at times.  I was surprised at how good of a pairing the wine was with the wings as the cumin flavour on the wings was quite dominate but the wine handled it effortlessly. 

Here is the group rating for the wine - Mick – 88, Mark – 88 Kathy – 87, Amy – 87, Overall – 87.5.

Here is the LCBO information on the wine –

MONTES CHERUB SYRAH ROSE
LCBO 317982
750 mL bottle
SEASONAL/LIMITED QUANTITIES
Price $ 11.95
Made in: Region Not Specified, Chile
By: Montes S.A.
Wine, Rosé Wine
13.5% Alcohol/Vol.
Varietal: Rose
Sugar Content: 6 g/L
Sweetness Descriptor: XD - Extra Dry

At $12 a bottle this wine is a very good value and with how well it worked with the wings, I could imagine a number of different food this wine would be a solid pairing for.

The wings were cooked to perfection, I liked the sauce but Mick has made better wing sauces so not sure I’d be in a rush to re-visit this particular one soon.

While Mick and Amy were away on vacation, I made cinnamon buns for the first time and Amy was a little pissed at me that she missed them.  As Amy is the official Zippy Sauce Photographer, I always want to keep her happy, so I agreed to make another batch for them.  I also brought my last bottle of 2005 Henry of Pelham Botrytis Affected Riesling to go with the cinnamon buns .  We have reviewed this wine before so I won’t go into much detail other than to say it has only gotten better with age and it was certain no slouch when we first tried it.

I really enjoyed the wide range of wines we had tonight and I am also thinking that I really should pick up some more Rosés in the near future as they are quite good in taste and price point. 

Thanks to Mick for the great dishes and both Mick and Amy for hosting another wonderful Saturday night dinner.

Cheers!

Mark