Today was my 44th birthday. My awesome wife made my favorite "Italian Sausage Stuffed Shells." There are several ingredients in the shells and they are most excellent. She also prepared a side salad with homemade blue cheese dressing and French bread w/ EVOO, fresh rosemary and garlic.
Our boys seriously surprised me with a bottle of Caymus Special Select. If you're not familiar with it, well, it's not your everyday wine. Well, it may be yours but it's not my everyday. I've had it before and it's definitely in my Top 5 of go-to Cabernets. It's dark fruit, complex, opulent and oaky with a hint of chocolate on the mid-palate. And a nice lingering finish. It's just great!!!
After diner we moved on to the desserts: Caramel cake, Strawberry cake, Red Velvet cake and Chocolate Chess Squares (my personal favorite). And, since the Caymus had been consumed, we moved on to the "Left Bank Bordeaux." Val bought me a bottle of '05 Chateau de Cruzeau. It's a blend of Cabernet, Merlot & Cab Franc. This wine is very different from the Caymus. It's earthy on the nose, maybe a little floral. And, it's more tannic and an oaky, coffee like mid-palate with a nice long finish. Love the Bordeaux style as well. It's very nice.
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