Sunday night we had friends over for dinner, Sandra and
Gustavo, they are amazing and I wanted to make something different, a French twist,
and decided to make a Beef Bourguignon.
we started with bread and cheese, with
for sure great wine that our friends bring us, 2 great sparkling wine plus one
Malbec 2011 and one Merlot 2007, we also tried a bottle of Cabernet/Merlot that
I had on hand.
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| To Start Cheese and Bread |
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| My husband Marc having a sniff of the Merlot 2007 |
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| 3 Great bottles of red wine |
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| We are so fortunate, sharing great bottles with amazing friends, Maria Duce, Maria Extra Brut, Malbec Miguel Escorihuela Gascon 2011, Uxmal Cabernet/Merlot 2012 blend and Merlot Rutini 2007. |
It was another
tasting adventure, it’s so great to have a friend that know so much about wine,
Gustavo is a real connoisseur, and it is a real pleasure to explore all the features
of the wine with him.
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| Gustavo is a real wine connoisseur |
To go with the cheese we drank a bottle of Maria Extra Brut,
part of the Codorniu family and produce at Septima Bodega here in Mendoza, it
was a perfect combination!
During that time the 2007 Merlot was breathing in a decanter,
I had the chance to try it first with a piece of rye and walnut bread and goat
cheese, “what a delight” feel so privileged!
I served the Bourguignon over mashed potatoes/carrots,
pairing with the Merlot Rutini 2007, Malbec Miguel Escorihuela Gascon 2011, and
the Uxmal Cabernet/Merlot 2012 blend.
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| Photo from our friend Gustavo, as you can see the gravy is thicker, I added bread crumbs, do the job without changing the tasting or adding fat. |
For dessert I had bought an amandine tart at the best French
pastry place in Mendoza Brillat Savarin, to pair with this fabulous pastry we drank and other Codorniu
sparking wine, this time a Maria Dulce, it was fantastic.
After dinner we chatted for a while and our friends told us
about their project of opening a small hotel in Uspallata in the Andes, it will
be a relaxing place surrounded by arts, a place to enjoy life, as we say here "un lugar para disfrutar" I will keep you
updated, and will have more info after a visit to the site.
One piece of art is this silk carpet that Gustavo acquired in Turkey, beautiful,
It was also the election night, and Macri won, another
great reason to celebrate!
The recipe for the Beef Bourguignon;
Ingredients,
You can add to the list, if you have veggies, or beef broth, I also used fine herbs and black pepper for seasoning.
The steps;
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