I'm headed to an Argentinian style steak house in a couple of weeks and
likely will bring a bottle and pay the corkage. The steaks are grilled
and served with a chimichurri sauce. Any thoughts of what kind of wine
would pair well with this? I suppose a malbec is the natural choice,
but I've never had one I enjoyed. Aside from one cheap bottle I picked
up at Trader Joe's, the only malbec I've had have been by the glass, so
they probably weren't the best selections.

PS--Most chimichurri sauce recipes I've found include the following:
parsley, oregano, garlic, olive oil, red wine vinegar, lemon juice,
dried red pepper flakes, salt, and pepper. I assume the restaurant's
version will be similar.

larkin1734 wrote:
> I'm headed to an Argentinian style steak house in a couple of weeks and
> likely will bring a bottle and pay the corkage. The steaks are grilled
> and served with a chimichurri sauce. Any thoughts of what kind of wine
> would pair well with this? I suppose a malbec is the natural choice,
> but I've never had one I enjoyed. Aside from one cheap bottle I picked
> up at Trader Joe's, the only malbec I've had have been by the glass, so
> they probably weren't the best selections.
>
> PS--Most chimichurri sauce recipes I've found include the following:
> parsley, oregano, garlic, olive oil, red wine vinegar, lemon juice,
> dried red pepper flakes, salt, and pepper. I assume the restaurant's
> version will be similar.

I wound up bringing along a 1997 Kenwood Artist Series Cab. Very silky
and nicely balanced, but it really came alive with the rib eye I'd
ordered. I have two more bottles and think they're ready to drink
within the next few years. (I have a few 97 Sawyer cabs that I think
are a little longer lived.)

By the end of the steak, I was hardly using the chimichurri sauce, which
came in a bowl on the side. While I liked the sauce on the steak, the
vinegar clashed with the wine slightly. If I hadn't been drinking wine
that night, I would have used much more of the chimichurri sauce.

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