Agustinos Carmenere (2006)
April 26, 2008 — Tom & Melody
I have purchased three more bottles of the Agustinos Carmenère 2006 from Chile and that was a very good decision. I opened a bottle last night to celebrate with our two sons, Tommy and Tony. Tony graduates Magna Cum Laude tomorrow with a double major in International Business and Management. Tony is very fond of South America and is fluent in Spanish (hence the Chilean wine)! For dinner, I grilled a pork tenderloin. The tenderloin spent the day in a marinade of chopped garlic, white wine vinegar and szechuan sauce. Along with the tenderloin, I had red potatoes, which I had quartered and mixed with olive oil, rosemary, coarse salt and pepper. Those went into a skillet and cooked until crispy. I also grilled asparagus and made a salad with my homemade vinaigrette of olive oil, red wine vinegar, balsamic vinegar, spicy brown mustard, basil, oregano, savory, thyme, rosemary and pepper.
We had a lovely celebratory dinner. The wine was fantastic. There wasn’t a morsel of food leftover! Congratulations Tony. . .we love you!
April 30, 2008 at 12:25 pm
MELODY!! You are brilliant!
That dinner sounds amazing…
I also feel obliged to start drinking wine, like right now..
YaY for Tony! I am so very happy for him!
April 30, 2008 at 8:04 pm
Hi Nadine — You are brilliant! And you brought a huge smile to my face when reading your comment. Thank you so much! ~Melody
May 26, 2008 at 8:48 pm
I’ve now had this with grilled BBQ chicken and BBQ/cheddar burgers. I knew this was a wine that would go with anything off the grill. I’ve also had it with “homemade” french bread pizza, and baked penne pasta. This wine hasn’t disappointed.
May 27, 2008 at 6:51 am
Tim — Yes, definitely a wine that goes side-by-side with grilling. By the way, I have a trip to Texas coming up; did you tell me you are from Dallas?
June 13, 2008 at 7:25 pm
Sorry I haven’t been on in a while. Yes, I’m in the Dallas area. When (did) are you coming?
June 13, 2008 at 8:14 pm
Tim, I was in Dallas last week. I stayed at the Hyatt Anatole. We ate (one night) at the Y-O Ranch. Ever head of it?