Steak and a Cab- Delicious!

So over the Labor Day weekend my husband and I, along with Mike and Beth, decided to check out a steak house that is well known (in these here parts) but kind of out in the middle of nowhere.  Living only about 20 miles east of St. Louis on the OTHER side of the Mississippi we usually venture into the big city.  However, this time we headed farther east to Clinton county to a tiny town called Saint Rose.  In this cute little town sits Popeye's Chophouse.
I had called ahead to let them know we were coming and
asked if they would allow us to bring our own bottles of wine.  They said sure!

So we arrived when we said we would and they had a packed house!  Told you they were popular.  Well the wait was definitely worth it. We opened our first bottle which was a 2006 Lancaster Estate Cabernet Sauvignon.  This is a wine we brought home from our first trip together to California in 2011. This  Cab was a deep purple in color and had the rich Cab nose with a little cassis, white pepper, dark berry and hint of spice.  We thoroughly enjoyed it with the crab cakes for appetizers. It had rich tannins and the fullest body of the two wines we enjoyed that night. It opened up very well and wondered what it would have been like had it been decanted first.  It was great!







We decided to open our second bottle a little early to let it breath while we finished the crab cakes and salads (and the first bottle). This one was from this past trip to California and I kind of already blogged about it but....(you know I already love it) it was a 2009 Jordan Cabernet Sauvignon.  Since this restaurant was a chophouse we all had to have steaks (hence the Cabs). So when our entrees were delivered, the wine delivered as well!  The Jordan was also a deep purple and the nose was a little fruitier than the first. The taste was a lighter body and softer tannins but with an excellent finish. Beth's filet was a perfect match.  Bart's Tenderloin Bordelaisse  was delicious with the taste of the blue cheese.  Mike and I both had the Filet Mornay which was stuffed with crab and topped with a smoked gouda sauce which just melted in my mouth and the wine paired superbly!

 

What a night of fine wine and delicious food!  Can't wait for the next time :).

 

Cheers!

Lisa