2011 Selby Sonoma Co. Merlot, a very nice and fully ready Merlot from Sonoma Co. with sweet cherry fruit but adding complexity is the soy sauce and raw meat elements. I have one more bottle and will buy more. Consumed with steak and a very nice match indeed.
NV Bel Lago Gewurztraminer from Leelenau Co. Michigan, this wine was a revealation. At 14.5% abv it was semi- full bodied, not very viscous but very well balanced. With 1.45% R.S. (per the winery and a blend of 2010 & 2011) the acidity was excellent and the flavors had that chalky/mineral note not usually found in non-Alsatian wines. Consumed with spicy kung pao beef and another match made in heaven.