{"id":3641,"date":"2012-03-28T09:29:00","date_gmt":"2012-03-28T09:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bostonzest.com\/?p=3641"},"modified":"2012-03-28T09:29:00","modified_gmt":"2012-03-28T09:29:00","slug":"cuvee-lastree-rose-de-loire-at-island-creek-oyster-bar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bostonzest.com\/?p=3641","title":{"rendered":"Cuv\u00e9e L’Astr\u00e9e Ros\u00e9 de Loire at Island Creek Oyster Bar"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Last week, at Island Creek Oyster Bar,<\/a> we enjoyed a great ros\u00e9 wine by the glass. Frankly, we didn\u2019t think we liked Cabernet Franc. Then, the 2010 Chateau Soucherie<\/a> Cuvee L\u2019Astr\u00e9e Ros\u00e9 de Loire opened our eyes, our noses, our palates.<\/p>\n

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This wine, a selection of Neal Rosenthal, one of our favorite importers, was a great partner for our oysters, lobster roe noodles with Brussels sprout leaves, braised short ribs, grilled lobster, trumpet mushrooms and pecorino. And, Virginia Striped Bass with pearl pasta, shiitake mushrooms, sweet and sour peppers, spring onion cream, and grilled ramps. <\/p>\n

This pretty, pink glass of luscious had the backbone to face this line up of flavors and stand up to all of them. It's going be added to our next wine order. We have a feeling it will be one of our roof deck wines of the year. <\/p>\n

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