I was watching a new episode of Law & Order Criminal Intent last night and was just amazed at what people with money will do. This particular episode was about a wine collector who was murdered – blah blah. Anyway, he had a tasting for a very exclusive crowd to taste a $350,000 bottle of wine! Is that not the craziest thing you have ever heard? I do get the investment part of buying wines because they are worth so much money, but I am not sure I could every drink a bottle of wine supposedly worth that much and truly enjoy it. Could you?
So, let’s talk about a bottle of wine worth $30.00 instead :).
The 2008 Sequoia Grove, Stagecoach Vineyard Syrah is a wine that is begging to be opened, but not to be drunk immediately. Try and hold off a little. It really does have to open up. The first nose is of spicy coffee and dark berries with a hint of tea leaves. On the palate it is silky smooth with a taste of black cherries and chocolate. After a while you get a tobacco aroma with additional spice on the finish. This is a delicious, decadent and amazingly enjoyable wine and would be perfect to bring to a dinner party as a nice gift to impress the host. It was difficult not to have a second glass but I restrained myself and will enjoy another glass tonight. I can only imagine it will taste even better!
I paired this wine with the leftover Spicy Lamb Bolognese from POPS (now closed) and it was perfect. I would also try with barbeque.
This wine is a littler pricier but worth it.
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