An afternoon @ Enzo
Just for something a little different for the blog a restaurant and wine all wrapped into one post.
Last weekend I enjoyed a fantastic lunch at Cafe Enzo, located on Broke Road Pokolbin.
The menu had a little bit of everything and judging by the other patrons something for everyone's tastes. At our table meals chosen varied from the nuggets a chips for the boys to hay smoked lamb rump on wild mushroom risotto.
Service was good with orders taken quickly for both drinks and meals. These days with a young family I find a real challenge when dinning out is the time often taken to deliver the children's meals and the temperature they are served at, I'm happy to say that our experience was very good with children are reasonably well catered for both meal wise, with a good selection of dishes to choose from that were delivered quickly and at a temperature that will not result in tears or a trip to the emergency room. There was also the quirky way the cold drinks were served with Golden books being repurposed as coasters, which can be use to keepolder children amused for a time
When it came to selecting the wine there was a reasonable selection of both Red and White options, the concensus at our table to choose a red following a quick discussion on designated driver status we settled on a Peter Drayton Shiraz 2011.
When sampling the wine I found it to be a deep rich burgundy with little sign of aging. I am noticing more and more that wines that have been bottled under screw cap seem to be retaining their youth much more than comparable vintages under cork. This of course stands to reason as the screw cap provides a much better Oxygen seal than cork and its the oxygen that drives the wine aging process.
On the nose the wine gave up Cinnamon, Cedar and Vanilla as well as hints of stewed fruit (prunes ), The palate was well balanced with respect to acid and astringency, with what some might call a jammy or fruit driven flavour. It was noted by others in our dinner party that there was a lingering residual sweetness that whilst not unpleasant initially, became cloying by the third mouthful if not paired with food.
Over all a very relaxing afternoon was had by all.