Year-End Dinner 2006
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Year-End Dinner 2006
Thursday, November 16, 2006
Doors open at 6:30 PM for registration & hors d'oeuvres. Dinner begins at 7:00 PM sharp.
Reservations
Reservations are closed for this tasting.
Menu & Wine Pairings
Kendall-Jackson Grand Reserve 2004 Chardonnay Jackson Estates
Elegant and tropical with hits of lemon and other citrus fruits. Notes of Fuji apple carry throughout this beautifully balanced and delightful Chardonnay. Lushly layered with an enchanting creamy texture and a finish that lingers on and on.
Pine Ridge Cabernet Sauvignon 2002
Sweet cedar, tobacco and spice mingle with dried blueberry, milk chocolate, slight anise and hot cinnamon aromas. The mid-palate reveals spicy, toasty, briary flavors highlighted by blueberry, caramel and roasted coffee bean. This full-bodied Cabernet Sauvignon exhibits a long, briary finish accented by milk chocolate, tobacco, cherry and dried blueberry. Enjoy now or cellar for ten years.
Rosenblum "Annette Reserve" Zinfandel
Wine Spectator 91
Highly Recommended
"Smooth and creamy, with rich, concentrated, graceful blackberry, vanilla, seductive toasty oak and wild berry flavors. Excellent balance, depth and length, ending with chewy yet flavorful tannins and a chocolate brownie nuance. Drink now through 2009. 3,186 cases made
Setti Ponti Saia Nero D'Avola 2002 (6 Pack)
Bouvet Signature Brut
This delicious bubbly -- mostly Chenin Blanc, plus 10% Chardonnay -- mixes spicy yeast with clove and herb scents. Full-bodied fruit flavors follow, with a slight hint of candied sweetness. The finish wraps you in hints of vanilla and light toast.
Melville Pinot Noir
A richer and slightly darker color than the Verna’s pinot noir, this wine exhibits more red and black fruits such as currants, cassis and plum. Spice aromatics stretch the gamut from clove and incense to sandalwood and orange-spice tea. Earthy elements of pomegranate, red beets, brine and minerals also shine through. The mouthfeel is plush and velvety with excellent presence while countered by a structural backbone of acidity giving the wine completeness and resolve .