The Desert Wine Guy - Filet Mignon With Cabernet Sauce

 

 

 

This recipe was taken from the website:  http://www.yummly.com/recipe/external/Filet-Mignon-With-Cabernet-Sauce-My-Recipes

 

 

 

Ingredients

• cooking spray
• 16 ozs steaks (fillet Mignon)
• 1/2 tsp salt (divided)
• 1/2 tsp black pepper (freshly ground, divided)
• 1/4 cup shallots (minced)
• 1 tbsp red wine vinegar
• 2 tsps low sodium soy sauce
• 1 cup Cabernet Sauvignon
• 1 cup fat free less sodium beef broth
• 2 tsps butter
  
  
  Preparation:
  
      Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Sprinkle both sides of steaks evenly with 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Add steaks to pan; cook 3 minutes on each side or until desired degree of doneness. Remove from pan. Add shallots to pan; sauté 1 minute. Stir in vinegar and soy sauce, scraping pan to loosen browned bits; cook 1 minute or until liquid evaporates, stirring constantly. Add remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt, remaining 1/4 teaspoon pepper, wine, and broth; bring to a boil. Cook until reduced to 1/2 cup (about 11 minutes). Remove from heat; stir in butter. Serve with steaks.
  
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The Desert WIne Guy - 2007 Trinitas Sauvignon Blanc

  Today we will be reviewing a very reasonably priced ($15) Napa Valley Sauvignon Blanc from Trinitas, Napa Valley. Hopefully you are sitting back with your favorite 80's tunes and enjoying whatever wine or spirits you are enjoying and are ready to think about your next wine because this review will guide you right to it. Located in Napa Valley California, Trinitas was formed in 2002 by Tim and Steph Busch www.trinitascellars.com/Our-Story  and is considered a small production vineyard.  Trinitas produces all the popular varieties of wine however (according to their website) does NOT produce a Merlot for whatever reason.
   Are you ready for our tasting,  here it is. To start off this review I purchased a new set of wine glasses which is called "Vintners Stemware Cabernet" glassware (Crystal) by Libby. This glassware was actually purchased at a local Smiths grocery store which is a big food Supermarket located here is las Vegas. Opening our bottle of Trinitas 2007 Sauvignon Blanc which was corked, revealed a bouquet of Apricot & Peach combined with Nectarine & Grapefruit when swirled. Yes, there is a lot going on but trust me it all amounts to an extremely pleasant start. If this beginning all sounds like a great start then you are on the right road. A few swirls of the glass released a wonderful bouquet. The bouquet does fade fast however and the glass must be swirled on a regular basis if you would like to continue to enjoy it (I recommend you do). The finish on our Sauvignon Blanc is of an Apricot finish and is indeed very pleasant. The bottle reads that there is a Cinnamon taste to it however I did not taste Cinnamon in any way (and neither did my wife). The wine was very light in appearance and golden in color. While sipping on the wine I would say that although there was a slight dryness / acidic taste to the wine it was not overpowering and while it did impart its characteristic's on the wine it was in a very positive way. I recommend that this wine be Decanted for around an hour and not drank at to cold a temperature. By the way this whole drinking beverages really cold is totally wrong. A liquid that is too cold does not allow you to taste the flavor or the bouquet of it( I am sorry, I had to get that out of my system). Please look for my future article on tasting. I believe that there is a misconception on drinking beverages cold.
   In ending this review, my recommendation is to drink this wine at room temperature or slightly above room temperature and you will have embarked on a journey that you will not forget. The wine bursts with fruit while held in the palate and is pure enjoyment. This wine is highly recommended by me but please remember to give it the time to develop, you will not regret it. I recommend that a nice Shrimp dinner with rice be enjoyed with this wine......or at least maybe some Duran Duran :).
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