Saturday Night – It’s Saturday Night! – Part 3

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The main course of the evening was a shrimp creole recipe and Mick paired this with a 2012 Charles and Charles Rosé.

 

The nose on the wine was easy to find with big aromas of strawberry, acacia and soap.  Tasting the wine, under ripe strawberry was the main flavour with raspberry and lemon in the background.  The structure was nicely balanced but the wine was a bit odd that it was cloying at one time and then chalky at another.  I’m guessing the different flavour of the food were what caused that cloying/chalky thing to happen.  The wine wasn’t bad on its own but was really good with the food.

Here is the group rating for the wine - Mick – 88, Mark – 89, Kathy – 86, Amy – 87, Overall – 87.5.

 

Here is the LCBO information on the wine –

 

Charles & Charles Dry Rosé 2012
VINTAGES#: 340521
Price: $13.75
Release Date: July 6, 2013
750 mL bottle
Alcohol/Vol12.9%
Made in:Washington State, USA
By:Sutter Home Winery
Sugar Content:11 g/L
Sweetness Descriptor: D – Dry
Style: Medium-bodied & Dry
Varietal: Rosé – Dry

 

Description - This blend of 81% Syrah, 16% Mourvedre, 2% Cinsault and 1% Grenache offers aromas and flavours of strawberry, cherry and a stony minerality. Charles and Charles would like you to know that (and we quote), 'Yes you can drink rosé and still be a bad#ss'. All joking aside, these unconventional dudes know their stuff: the 2011 scored 90 points and was rated #42 on the Wine Spectator Top 100 Values of 2011. This is perfect for grilled salmon.

 

For $14 a bottle this wine is a very good deal – easy to drink and very food friendly.  The shrimp creole dish was a new one and it was exceptionally good; I don’t think anyone add a drop remaining on their dish at the end of the dinner.

 

To wrap up the night, Amy picked up cupcakes which were well received by everyone.

 

Thanks to Mick and Amy for hosting dinner and to Mick for all his hard work; it was nice getting back to a normal Saturday night after this extended break.

 

Cheers!

 

Mark