Sunday, December 28, 2003

Wine of the Night: Elyse d'Adventure In a show of support for beef, Pooh, the Ski Boy, and myself dined at Sullivan's Steakhouse this evening. We asked the wine steward to recommend a hidden gem on the wine list. He selected Elyse's 2000 d'Adventure, which turned out to be a great recommendation. The d'Adventure is a Rhone blend - seven(!) different Rhone varietals. The wine took a bit of time to open up - it was at cellar temperature and definitely needed to warm up. But once it reached room temperature - Wow! Big, but extremely well blended - this wine did not fall apart on the palette. Pepper and spice with a good nose. And it really went well with food. Big, but a definite team player kind of wine. Too bad it's so hard to find... 8:54:01 PM    comment []

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