Hello everyone!! I hope you are having a very merry Christmas Eve! Our family celebrates the feast of the seven fishes on Christmas Eve. We actually had five fishes (even numbers being unlucky, so while 7 is ideal, five or three is ok for a smaller dinner party). We had calamari with lemon and olive oil dressing; crab and scallop cakes; pasta with clams, mussels, and scallops; salad; and bread. We enjoyed a pleasant but unpretentious pinot gris (Geyser Peak) which was nice with the meal. It had a brisk acidity that complemented the seafood dishes. I believe I've described that wine in an earlier blog.
For dessert, we had cheesecake with blueberries and this nice little dessert wine. This wine is not a true sauternes. It is from outside the region of true sauternes, but has the distinct flavor of the "noble rot" It had a lovely golden color. It was somewhat aromatically challenged, with faint aromas of honey, nuts, and apricot. The flavors were similar with the addition of figs and raisins. It had a lingering finish of raisins and nuts. It coated the entire palate and was really quite pleasant with the cheesecake. This wine is available in Knoxville for about $15 a half bottle. I have had more interesting sauternes, with more complex flavor profiles and more intense aromas, but not at this price. It was alright, but overall, uninteresting. I don't drink sauternes (or any dessert wine) often. These are special occasion wines for me. Because of that, I don't think I'll pick this up again, unless it's strictly as a cost saving measure. Unless I need several bottles of dessert wine for guests, I'd rather spend more and have a more memorable bottle. Still, it's very nice for a $15 sauternes style wine.
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