'97 Taurino Notarpanaro

[ShortWiner]

I went with your suggestion last weekend, IK, and made a pot roast with red peppers, sun dried tomatoes, basil and some leftover Rosso Piceno. My wife has been working very hard lately, putting together fund-raising plans for the job training non-profit where she became Director of Development. While she worked at home, I cooked. I opened up the Notarpanaro about an hour before dinner. At first it seemed rather hot to both of us; it may have been too warm. It seemed to me as though my palate grew accustomed to this though, and I was able to appreciate the beauty of the wine. There was an interesting note of something herbal in the mix--not in the way of a Cab Franc--it wasn't exactly basil, but it matched the basil in the pot roast nicely. Overall, a great dinner and a lovely wine.