Loosening the strings a bit last night, I prepared a dinner of:
boeuf haché dans le style d'Hubert Keller
pomme de terre cuite
carottes dans le vinaigre de cidre
brocoli cuit Ã* la vapeur

With it, I opened a recently acquired Santa Rita Reserva 2007 Cabernet
Sauvignon. I have always been fond of Santa Rita's style, but this
example seems to have shined brighter than usual. Fruit, plums, nectar, a
hint of Vanilla and soft accessible Tannins came to the fore. This
probably would not be a candidate for another twenty years - but then,
neither am I. ;-)

Godzilla

On May 26, 8:20�am, Godzilla > wrote:
> Loosening the strings a bit last night, I prepared a dinner of:
> boeuf hach� dans le style d'Hubert Keller
> pomme de terre cuite
> carottes dans le vinaigre de cidre
> brocoli cuit � la vapeur
>
> With it, I opened a recently acquired Santa Rita Reserva 2007 Cabernet
> Sauvignon. I have always been fond of Santa Rita's style, but this
> example seems to have shined brighter than usual. Fruit, plums, nectar, a
> hint of Vanilla and soft accessible Tannins came to the fore. This
> probably would not be a candidate for another twenty years - but then,
> neither am I. ;-)
>
> Godzilla

I haven't had the 2007 in fact the last Santa Rita Reserve that I
drank was the 2005 which is a wine that I buy often to serve for
larger get togethers (I could buy it for about $12) but I always ended
up drinking it myself! Nice bottle of Cab for a great price.