Dust on the Bottle
Tonight's special occasion was Dennis's fiftieth birthday -- as good a reason to crack open a special bottle as we could think of. And a special bottle it was: the Kettle Valley 1996 Cabernet Merlot (Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, and Merlot). Ten months in American oak, bottled in October 1997: as yummy as you can imagine.
Dinner was one pound of bison tenderloin, BBQd rare, some sautéed mushrooms with red wine and balsamic vinegars, and new baked potatoes. The wine threw a bit of deposit, but it was fairly fine (and not nearly as objectionable as the sludge at the bottom of my cup of Greek coffee from yesterday's Greek Festival, where we ate copious quantities of spit-roasted lamb with much ouzo and Metaxa brandy).
Side-by-side with a good Bordeaux, the first glasses would have matched up well, but it did fade by the end of the bottle (2+ hours later). Minimal decanting time to start though, which was the right choice.
We've got a couple of older (1999) Ontario reds to drink up as well: a Malivoire Old Vines Foch and a Marynissen Cabernet Sauvignon -- need to find the right time for them too.
Dinner was one pound of bison tenderloin, BBQd rare, some sautéed mushrooms with red wine and balsamic vinegars, and new baked potatoes. The wine threw a bit of deposit, but it was fairly fine (and not nearly as objectionable as the sludge at the bottom of my cup of Greek coffee from yesterday's Greek Festival, where we ate copious quantities of spit-roasted lamb with much ouzo and Metaxa brandy).
Side-by-side with a good Bordeaux, the first glasses would have matched up well, but it did fade by the end of the bottle (2+ hours later). Minimal decanting time to start though, which was the right choice.
We've got a couple of older (1999) Ontario reds to drink up as well: a Malivoire Old Vines Foch and a Marynissen Cabernet Sauvignon -- need to find the right time for them too.
posted by Linda | 8:00 p.m.
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