2005 Ferrari-Carano Siena

August 12, 2008 | by Lorrie LeBeaux | Reds

This Italian inspired red wine is 68% Sangiovese and 32% Malbec. I was discouraged by a wine merchant in New Orleans over 4 years ago not to purchase this wine, he recommended another red, so I passed on the Siena. Well, I got a bottle at my local wine shop in Little Rock, AR, The Grapevine. My wine “go to guy ” at the store Glenn said I would not be disappointed, and indeed I was not! The wine was filled with dark fruit flavors, spice and notes of toasted oak. The mouth feel was velvety and just lip smacking good. This wine is great with classic Italian fare and I paired my “glasses” with steak. The wine cost about $30.00. I got it on sale for $19.99, and I consider it a “QPR”, which translates to a “bang for the buck” wine.

Hint: I love to marinate my steaks in Stubb’s Beef Marinade, grill and drizzle a little extra virgin olive oil as a finishing oil. Sometimes, I make a sage compound butter and put a pat on each steak to finish!