Pairing Merlot & Steak #Merlotme 2017

I dearest pairing nutrient as well as wine. While a wonderful nutrient as well as vino tally tin hand the sack convey out the best inward both the nutrient as well as the wine, I also believe y'all should drinkable what y'all similar as well as non permit classic pairings acquire far the way of a proficient thing. Last twelvemonth I took purpose inward #MerlotMe as well as this twelvemonth I was drawn to same bottle every bit before, a J. Lohr Los Osos Merlot, this fourth dimension the 2015. But I went inward a totally unlike direction alongside it.

The 2105 vintage has 9% Malbec inward the blend as well as that’s what made me think, why non yoke it alongside steak? Of course of written report I know Cabernet Sauvignon is the classic vino pairing for steak but I truly prefer steak alongside Malbec. In full general I also prefer Merlot to Cabernet. The J.Lohr 2015 Los Osos Merlot has big berry as well as scarlet aromas every bit good every bit a ton of mocha. It’s fresh, fruity as well as youthful as well as I was surprised to larn it has 13.9% alcohol because it for sure didn't appear similar it did (but for all I know it powerfulness fifty-fifty last higher). I served it alongside slices of a fantastic New York dry out aged strip steak.

I’m non going to enter all the technical specs, but I volition tell that inward reading the notes on the vino I saw that “splash decanting” was recommended. That was a novel i on me. Apparently it but agency a to a greater extent than vigorous decanting every bit opposed to the gentle variety of where y'all run the vino downwards the side of the decanter every bit opposed to dumping it inward all at once. It’s non close removing sediment but but giving the vino to a greater extent than or less to a greater extent than breathing room. Personally I constitute that opening the bottle close xxx minutes earlier drinking it as well as giving it a proficient swirl inward the drinking glass was but fine.

Happy #MerlotMe as well as Halloween!

Disclaimer: I received sample bottles of Merlot every bit purpose of #MerlotMe. I was non compensated monetarily for this or whatsoever other post. 
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