Friday night was a small family dinner to celebrate Pris' dad's birthday. We decided it'd be more cost efficient to celebrate with a small dinner at home rather than going out. After deciding on some relatively easy and quick items for dinner it was time for Pris and I to select a wine. Dinner was skirt steak over spring mix with a home-made lemon/herb vinaigrette. Some brushcetta, and the roasted tomato/olive dish from earlier in the week. To go with this Italian themed meal Pris selected a 2009 Celita Sangiovese that my mom gave us from the Wall Street Journal Wine Club.
The Celita was light in color with a light and fruity nose. There are great berry notes with cherry and other berries. This is a really smooth wine with loads of red berry on the palate. The Celita has a great long mellow finish with just a bit of a tang.
This is good little wine that that will go well with a number of lighter summer dishes. It went great with the Tuscan steak and salad with lemon vinaigrette. The combination of the light and fruity wine with the citrusy and savory steak was great. Once again Pris picked a knock out combo.
The Celita 2009 Sangiovese is a Wall Street Journal Wine Club wine, which means you can pretty much only get it through them. You can order online, or over the phone. They run $12 a bottle there. You can find out more at www.wsjwine.com
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