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| Jaume Serra; "dark rose" |
Last night David and I stopped at
PJ Wine to pick up a couple of bottles of wine for the week. I picked out a nice
Willamette Valley pinot gris, while David selected a sparkling rosé. I would have chosen the
Lamberti rosé (I've been told Lamberti makes a close champagne-comparison), but David wanted to give the
Jaume Serra "Cristalino" rosé a try--"[At
$6.97,] if it's good, we'll always have an affordable bottle of rosé to go to."
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| bubbles that seem to settle too quickly... |
I poured David a glass and myself, a tasting. With tough concentration, you might find a
hint of 'cream' on the palate; and for the taste: like that of
dark fruits--cherry perhaps?
Even though I had chilled the Jaume in the freezer for about forty minutes, then another twenty in the refrigerator, it seemed that it would benefit by being
more cold. I placed the opened bottle back into the freezer and my second pour was markedly better, adding "crispness" to the wine...
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| easy on the eyes |
Our first course was
freshly puréed peas (peas, dill, salt, pepper and a touch of Greek yogurt) atop Wasa crispbreads
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| salmon & eggs |
... followed by
smoked salmon eggs with
wilted baby arugula and a side of
fresh feta. For dessert, David offered to make
homemade corn pudding, but I was content with simply having Domincan
"chocolate dulce" chocolate squares, which seemed to pair well with our movie for the evening,
Like Water for Chocolate. (I'd never seen it, but I still prefer
Babette's Feast!)
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