Its been a rough couple days, but I am happy to say that after a brief but intense illness I can once again drink wine. In order to properly celebrate this fact, Pris and I took Stephanie Wetherill, author and speaker at tomorrow's wine tasting here, to Gazpachos for dinner. To accompany our meal we selected a 2008 La Playa Block Selection Cabernet Sauvignon.
This Chilean Cab was a great wine that opened up nicely over the course of our dinner. It went superbly with the tocinetas (beef tenderloin medallions wrapped in bacon served with avocado and chimichurri). As a testament to its quality, the La Playa also displayed a great versatility in that it also paired well with Pris' bacon wrapped shrimp and my prosciutto and onion pizza.
The La Playa was a softer and versatile Cab, with a full bodied flavor and a long but not too dry finish. It was well balanced and much too easy to drink. Fortunately there were three of us, and no worries about drinking too much to drive. One of the best aspects of this wine is that Pris and I would classify it as an EDW, or everyday wine. That is a great wine at a great price of under $15. Granted, we paid a little more for it at the restaurant, but you can generally find La Playa for around $10 at your local liquor store or H.E.B. We picked up ours at Jones Liquor here in La Playa Block Selection 2006 Cabernet Sauvignon is a from the Colchagua Valley of Chile. Its is produced by Vina La Playa S.A. You can find out more about La Playa at www.laplayawine.com.
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