Last night we were lucky enough to join our nieghbors at Sybill's Restaurant to celebrate Crytal's birthday. After checking out a couple options, Crystal chose this bottle - a 2008 Monte Antico Toscana. It came highly recommended by the waiters and for good reason!
There's the birthday girl checking out her glass of wine (and her birthday carrot cake!). The color was a lovely dark red and clear as a bell.
This was a medium bodied red with loads of fruitiness spiced with oak. The Monte Antico turned out to be the perfect red to order for the table as it paired well with the array of entrees we ordered.
I ended up ordering the chicken caprese last night, and the light acidity in the wine went perfectly with the balsamic reduction sauce covering the chicken. The guys ate red meat and the wine was hearty enough to complement their dishes, and Crytal didn't mention any pairing issues with her shrimp scampi. This just goes to show that a good wine will pair with many foods.
If you have a chance to try this, I highly recommend it! And here's the birthday group:
Happy birthday Crystal - thanks for letting us tag along last night! And um, please ignore the THREE wine glasses in front of me. Sybill's had an Italian wine flight offered, and three wines are better than one, right?!!
Happy Trills,
Katie
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