I headed out to dinner Monday night with my good friends Steve Silverman, his work associate Andrew Oliphant and my good buddy Cody Lummus. Steve chose Nero's Steakhouse at Caesar's Palace. We sat down and had a little discussion about wines and we quickly agreed on picking a nice red wine to accompany the steaks. First up was a 2007 Groth Cabernet Sauvignon ($120), man how can you go wrong with a Groth? Steve had mentioned that he had the pleasure of trying a Silver Oak Napa Cab a few months prior and he wanted me to pick something similar, yet with a friendlier price tag. Groth is a favorite of mine because it is a nice oaky cab like the Silver Oak, yet not as strong, and it is a real smooth mid tannic wine to me. it was a hit for sure.
Next up was a Meritage, a 2007 Justin Isosceles. ($135, in Vegas dollars that's like 20 bucks). This wine is about $75 in the store so I thought it was a pretty good value considering they had a $12 wine on the menu for $70... Gotta love Vegas. Well the wine was good, had firm oak notes with hint of cinnamon and coffee. Everyone commented how different this wine was as compared to the first wine. I always try to pick a different second wine, why not try something else, right? This wine scored 90 Points by International Wine Cellar.
So remember next time your out, try to pick a wine that is close to its store value. It is hard to always know, but often if you buy a little more expensive wine the price will be closer to what you would have paid in the store.
Remember Camille's favorite quote, "Life's too short to drink cheap wine!"
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