September 14, 2012 Wine Club

  Wine club at Anna's place - Sept 14, 2012

Attendence: Full house! All nine of us were there.

Food: 
Soft goat cheese with caramalized onion fig chutney - Paired with the Prosecco.
Arugula salad with fresh figs, shaved parmesan, walnuts,  red onion and maple balsamic dressing.
Grilled lamb chops (some were with a Moroccan spice rub and some were in a rosemary/garlic/olive oil marinade) - paired with Lyrarakis and Marques de Riscal Reserva. We had the Castello Di Neive Borolo as an after dinner red sipping wine. 
Brown butter orzo served with spicy roasted vegetables topped with feta cheese. 

Dessert: Greek yogurt with greek honey and roasted walnuts - paired with Niersteiner medium sweet white blend.

• VILLA SANDI PROSECCO DOC

LCBO 249722 Price: $ 14.15
Made in: Region Not Specified, Italy
By: La Gioiosa S.P.A.

Style: Light & Fruity
Wine, Sparkling Wine, White
11.0% Alcohol/Vol.

Varietal: Prosecco

Tasting Note
Clear, pale lemon yellow colour; clean aromas with intense mineral mineral and citrus notes; off-dry, light bodied, with citrus and herbs, with a vigorous mousse

Serving Suggestion
serve with appetizers

•   LYRARAKIS OKTO 2009

VINTAGES 279737 Price: $ 15.95
Made in: Greece
By: Lyrarakis

Wine, Red Wine
13.0% Alcohol/Vol.

Varietal: Blend - Other
Sweetness Descriptor: XD - Extra Dry

Tasting Note
This adds syrah to the classic Cretan combination of kotsifali and [Mandilari], fleshing out a normally tannic, tart-berried blend. Yet it's still resolutely Cretan, chewy and gamey with wild herbal notes, an elegant take on a traditional red. For porchetta. Score - 90. (wineandspiritsmagazine.com, Aug. 2011)

• MARQUES DE RISCAL RESERVA

LCBO 32656 Price: $ 20.35

Made in: Rioja, Spain
By: Vinos De Los Herederos Del

Style: Full-bodied & Smooth
Wine, Red Wine

Varietal: Regional Blended Red
Sweetness Descriptor: XD - Extra Dry

Tasting Note
Garnet red; cedar, plum, anise, chocolate, sandalwood and spice on the nose with matching flavours; dry, medium-full-bodied with soft tannins, and rounded fruit flavours; a long solid finish.

Serving Suggestion
Grilled red meats; prime rib roast; rack of lamb with rosemary and garlic

•  CASTELLO DI NEIVE BARBARESCO DOCG

LCBO 160143 Price: $ 19.80

Made in: Region Not Specified, Italy
By: A.A.Cantine Del Castello Di Neive

Style: Full-bodied & Firm
Wine, Red Wine
Varietal: Nebbiolo (Barolo, Barbaresio)
Sweetness Descriptor: XD - Extra Dry

Tasting Note
Clear garnet colour; cherry, leather, spice and toasty oak aromas; dry, full-bodied, slightly firm, yet well balanced with redt fruit flavour and fine tannins.

Serving Suggestion
serve with mushroom risotto

 

• NIERSTEINER LATE HARVEST

LCBO 262337 Price: $ 10.95

Made in: Rheinhessen, Germany
By: Gustav Adolf Schmitt'Sches Weingut

Style: Off-dry & Fruity
Wine, White Wine

Varietal: Regional Blended White
Sweetness Descriptor: MS - Medium Sweet

Tasting Note
Pale gold colour; fresh peach and apricot aroma; honey and sweet fruit flavour, clean finish

Serving Suggestion
Serve chilled with fruit flan