Chateau Ste. Michelle Cold Creek Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon

Chateau’s Cabernet Sauvignon has silky tannins, a rich complexity, and concentrated fruit. There are foods that ought to be served with this fantastic wine. We are going to discuss desserts first.

It is said, “Life is short, eat dessert first.” The same could go with what to serve with this wine. It never hurts to start with dessert first and there are some great desserts that go well with this wine. They include dark chocolate cake, coffee ice cream, berries in a dark chocolate sauce, dark chocolate chip, almond, walnut, or vanilla cookies, and blackberry, raspberry, or boysenberry pie. Now that we have taken care of dessert, we can move on to the main course.

The main courses that should be served with this wine provide some variety. If you want to serve fish, swordfish and tuna are the best choices. Other meats that go well with it are braised meat dishes: rib eye, steak, beef short ribs, hamburger, beef stew, rack of lamb, and butterflied leg of lamb. If you need to veg out and create an appetizer or simple meal, then these vegetables, fruits, and cheeses also will make it possible.

Vegetables and fruit are a great choice for side dishes that ought to accompany the fish or meat entree. The vegetables and fruits that go well with this wine are portabello mushrooms, Brussel sprouts, broccoli rabe, grilled radicchio, kale, and spinach. Fruits that will go fantastically with this wine are plums and black cherries.Cheeses like gorgonzola, gouda, cheddar, vella jack, mild blue cheeses, go well with this wine.

Good food makes everything better, including wine. No matter which of these foods you choose to serve with this wine, it will make this wonderful wine even more wonderful.

TASTING NOTES

Planted in 1973, the south-facing Cold Creek Vineyard is a warm, dry site with high heat accumulation. This Cabernet has broad-shouldered structure, concentrated fruit characters and deep color.