Weekend Getaway Part Two: Room Service Pork Tenderloin And Sojourn Pinot

…again, the plan was to move as little as possible this weekend, so there really wasn’t any question that our dinner plans would involve the room service dude.

After the obligatory walk to the beach, watching the sunset, blah, blah blah (and getting a coffee!!), we got back to the room and got the room service menu out.  My wife contemplated having a steak.  I supported her in her choice and suggested a fillet mignon (knowing full well that I’d be having a bite or two).  I ordered a pork tenderloin and uncorked the bottle I had brought and poured it into the decanter.

I had been looking forward to opening this one:  the 2007 Sojourn Sangiacomo Vineyard, Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir.

I had tried the Sojourn ‘Sonoma Coast’ pinot at the Family Winemakers of California tasting down in Del Mar last month.  It was tasty beyond belief and had scored a 95 in the Pinot Report.  So when I heard that this bottle had scored a 97, I knew I was in for a treat.  Considering the definition of Sojourn is “..a short stay in a place…” it was pretty darn appropriate for my Saturday evening wine.

Sojourn’s tasting salon is in downtown Sonoma, but the grapes for this pinot come from the Sangiacomo Vineyard in the Sonoma Coast area.

I gave it about an hour in the decanter before the food arrived.  I poured a glass of the nice, dark-colored pinot and could smell aromas of cherry coke and strong spices.

By the way, the food was delicious.  I snuck a quick bite of my wife’s steak and then cut into my pork tenderloin.  It was lightly breaded, and moist and flavorful.

I brought a glass of pinot up and took in those wonderful aromas once more before diving in.  I took a nice big sip and the wine proceeded to wrap itself around my mouth several times.  No, really… the texture of this pinot is thick, creamy and chock full o’ goodness.  Big, spicy cherry flavors with notes of oak and a tinge of mint.  The finish lasted for days.  This wine was something else; honestly one of my favorite California pinots right now.  It was great with the pork, but honestly, I really enjoyed drinking it all by itself after I finished my dinner.  I had another bite of my wife’s steak too.

After dinner, we retired to the balcony and looked down on the coast.  I finished my wine and we kinda dozed off listening to the sounds of the night.  It was a good weekend with some good wine.  Or you could say it was a good sojourn with a good Sojourn…