Back at Home with Baron Carl

I blame the lack of posting this week on a prolonged recovery from an obstacle run I did with some friends last Saturday in Bastrop.  Despite being worn out, Pris and I were able to pick some good food and wines from Central Market.  For dinner Sunday night we heated up a beef bourguignon from Central Market and opened up a 2006 Baron Carl Saint-Emilion to go with it.

The Baron Carl was a deep dark red wine with a great nose full of soft fruit.  As the evening wore on, the wine opened up nicely.  When we first started the Baron Carl was soft and smooth on the palate with light berry notes.  As it opened it developed more structure and a deeper flavor.  The soft berry notes were replaced by deeper, darker, and far bolder fruit.  Once the wine opened up it finished with a nice dry tannic finish.

This wine went great with the meal, but this wine seems made for rich beef and potato meals.  We had another similar meal tonight, but more on that later. I bought the Baron Carl at Feldman's Market Center here in Brownsville when I picked up lunch one day.  It runs about $20 a bottle.  Interestingly, the same folks who make Baron Carl also produce Mouton Cadet.