Back To Work…

…so I decided to close out the weekend and the winter break with some great food and wine…

I picked up a nice piece of salmon at the market and decided to prepare it ‘en Papillote’ (in a bag).  I lathered it with some basil butter, threw in some lemon juice and a plethora of veggies:  green beans, carrots, brussels sprouts and potatoes, sealed the oven bag and stuck it in the oven for a half hour.

When it came out I had a healthy, tasty meal on my hands.  And to wash it all down?  A fantastic bottle of 2005 Grgich Hills Estate Napa Valley Chardonnay.

If you’ve been to Grgich Hills Estate you probably know that chardonnay is something they do well;  when WineExpedition visited the winery, Mike Grgich introduced his winery as “the house that Chardonnay built”.

This bottle certainly did not disappoint; it had a lovely nose of pears, and upon reaching my taste-buds, flavors of honeysuckle and the aforementioned pears were abundant, with a nice creamy mouth-feel.  The oak and acid are nicely balanced, and it worked really well my salmon.

I’ve got leftovers in the fridge… It might be a good Monday night option as well….