Mick and Amy were hosting this past Saturday night’s dinner. Mick had four courses and three wines lined up for us.
The first course was steamed artichokes with drawn butter. Mick paired this with a Henriot Champagne which we have reviewed recently so I won’t be covering it in much detail. The second course was Vietnamese beef rolls with a sweet chili sauce. We had the Henriot with this course too. The Henriot Champagne was ok to good with first course but really good with the second one as a pairing. The Vietnamese beef rolls were a new recipe and were very good and I hope to see it back on the menu again in the future.
The third course was clams casino and they were paired with a 2012 Concha Y Toro Gran Reserva Chardonnay.
The nose was big and easy to find with aromas of buttered toast, marshmallow and vanilla with a touch of lime zest lurking in the background. Tasting the wine, lemon zest and toasted oak were the two main flavours. The balance was out of whack as the wine came across very hot. On its own, there was too much oak and heat for me to enjoy it very much but with the food it was much better.
Here is the group rating for the wine - Mick – 85, Mark – 85, Kathy – 85, Amy – 86, Overall – 85.25.
Here is the LCBO Information on the wine –
Concha Y Toro Serie Riberas Gran Reserva Chardonnay
VINTAGES#: 287995
$15.95
750 mL bottle
Alcohol/Vol -14.0%
Made in: Rapel Valley, Chile
By: Concha Toro S.A.
Sugar Content:3 g/L
Varietal: Chardonnay
The clams casino were very good and I was almost licking my plate at the end of that course.
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