Iron Chef Night hosted by Arcadia Fine Wine

So it’s Iron Chef night hosted by Arcadia at the Wolf/SubZero showroom. The ladies of Arcadia put their own twist on Iron Chef by defining a themed ingredient then having three local chefs (one professional, two trained) prepare a dish with that ingredient. Dishes were cooked and served in series with two wines paired with each dish.

The theme is chorizo, using uncured Palacios brand chorizo.

Meet and greet while we had total kitchen-envy looking at all the Wolf Sub-Zero layouts

• 2007 Château Ducasse Bordeaux Blanc

  France, Bordeaux

  Bright red grapefruit w/plenty of body and well balanced acidity. Refreshing.

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• 2008 Château de Campuget Costières-de-Nîmes Rosé Tradition de Campuget

  France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Costières-de-Nîmes

  70% syrah, 30% grenache. Decent strawberry fruit, dry, but a bit hot and disjointed. Not a fan.

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Chicken and Chorizo pasta with cream sauce. Lots of Moroccan spices (from Penzey’s) for the chicken marinade, sautéed with the chorizo, richly flavored cream sauce.

• 2007 Val de Vid Verdejo Rueda Condesa Eylo

  Spain, Castilla y León, Rueda

  Super floral, medium body, and very zingy acidity. Good but not worth going back to. Good match with the pasta and cream sauce but goes all aqueous when combined with the chorizo.

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• 2005 Palacios Remondo Rioja Propiedad

  Spain, La Rioja, Rioja

  Violet, charred wood, and band-aid with lots and lots of dark fruit. Clean and polished. All the rave at our table. Pass.

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Frisee salad w/ chorizo “lardons” with(out) quail egg, quail stuffed w/chorizo, dried cherry, hazelnuts, wrapped in prosciutto.

• 2007 La Conreria d'Scala Dei Priorat Les Brugueres Blanc

  Spain, Catalunya, Priorat

  A full bodied garnacha blanco with lots of flavorful sweet fruit but a bit soft and boring for me.

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• 2006 Schiefer Blaufränkisch Eisenberg

  Austria, Burgenland, Südburgenland, Eisenberg

  Light and refreshing with red fruit, tomato leaf, fine dusty tannins, and a touch of acidity. Really nice overall balance and will make a fun summer red.

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Flank steak (nicely med rare) w/ chorizo and manchego bread pudding, goat cheese stuffed peppadeux

• 2007 Oakville Winery Zinfandel

  USA, California, Napa Valley, Oakville

  Oakville Winery is part of the Bonded Winery Number 9 portfolio. Brambly zin fruit with good overall structure and balance. It seems a bit polished and refined but it does taste good.

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• 2007 Copain Syrah Tous Ensemble

  USA, California, North Coast, Mendocino County

  The first blended syrah from Copain, using fruit from Alder Springs, Eaglepoint Ranch, Hawks Butte and McDowell Valley. Deep, rich dark fruit, limestone laced tannins, peppery zing, a bit of oak that is not distracting or intrusive. Well done.

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Overall a very fun night. Some good food, a handful of standout wines, and a bunch of laughs.