Came back from a really good dinner, to the credits of master Chef Podsiadlo, and one with really good wine. No mickey mouse. No vinegar. Oh man.
Pawel baked some oysters with mashed garlic in chilli sauce, and made very delicious salmon for everyone. And we had very good Wolf Blass to go with it. Matteo enjoyed it very much, having just returned from the place of origin of Wolf Blass; and he had apparently gone through some wine tutorial over there.
On reflection, it was a splendid gathering of some pretty extraordinary gentlemen. We had amongst us a really smart engineer who's doing really well, and then another professor who had made a recent notable research publication, and a smart looking training doctor. A pity, Keith was not around today, he was a very authentic and eloquent character, with that good old manly charisma. And Yucha was away down south.
Over dinner, we talked a little about some good women for Simonic, over an intoxicating 2006 Carbernet Sauvignon. This is the first time I really enjoyed a red wine so much so that, I felt we should have a poet amongst us, so he could find the right words to describe. Yes I'm recalling that scene of Dr Arroway saying they should have sent a poet for the mission, in the movie Contact.
My thought was that the scent of the Carbernet Sauvignon was matured and exciting, and it was smooth on the palettes. Really gentle and flavourful red. The best part was the lingering scent in the mouth after u have drank a sip, a playful flavour which continues to intrigue for a while.
And I just found the authoritative winemaker's introduction to this particular wine. It says: Deep Red in colour, and the nose shows rich berry fruit, aromas of eucalypt and mint, with hints of warm spices. The palate is soft, rich and elegant with subtle vanillin oak, well-integrated tannins and a lingering finish.
On a side note, Pawel cheersed to a tenth anniversary (roughly) since the night Victor and I bottomed up two bottles of port to go with the memorable chilli Mussels. It had been a trying and yet amazing decade for me.
On a good note, I look forward to seeing Simon and Pawel again by the end of next fall.
Pawel baked some oysters with mashed garlic in chilli sauce, and made very delicious salmon for everyone. And we had very good Wolf Blass to go with it. Matteo enjoyed it very much, having just returned from the place of origin of Wolf Blass; and he had apparently gone through some wine tutorial over there.
On reflection, it was a splendid gathering of some pretty extraordinary gentlemen. We had amongst us a really smart engineer who's doing really well, and then another professor who had made a recent notable research publication, and a smart looking training doctor. A pity, Keith was not around today, he was a very authentic and eloquent character, with that good old manly charisma. And Yucha was away down south.
Over dinner, we talked a little about some good women for Simonic, over an intoxicating 2006 Carbernet Sauvignon. This is the first time I really enjoyed a red wine so much so that, I felt we should have a poet amongst us, so he could find the right words to describe. Yes I'm recalling that scene of Dr Arroway saying they should have sent a poet for the mission, in the movie Contact.
My thought was that the scent of the Carbernet Sauvignon was matured and exciting, and it was smooth on the palettes. Really gentle and flavourful red. The best part was the lingering scent in the mouth after u have drank a sip, a playful flavour which continues to intrigue for a while.And I just found the authoritative winemaker's introduction to this particular wine. It says: Deep Red in colour, and the nose shows rich berry fruit, aromas of eucalypt and mint, with hints of warm spices. The palate is soft, rich and elegant with subtle vanillin oak, well-integrated tannins and a lingering finish.
On a side note, Pawel cheersed to a tenth anniversary (roughly) since the night Victor and I bottomed up two bottles of port to go with the memorable chilli Mussels. It had been a trying and yet amazing decade for me.
On a good note, I look forward to seeing Simon and Pawel again by the end of next fall.
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