NYE was not an especially fancy meal for us, but it was nice to have everything connecting and firing on all cylinders. The wine was a glorious 2008 Movia Lunar 9 Chardonnay. Nutty minty apple and pear flavors that remind you of standard Chardonnay, but inflected with sweet citrus peel notes, salty mineral detail, spice and herbs. Plus a lovely texture with all the tactile unfiltered haze of harmoniously-aged orange wine. Absolutely lovely!
Plus, it was a perfect match with the food. I don't usually obsess over these things, but with red bass, saffron risotto, roasted squash and sauteed fennel and kale, it was love and different dimensions in every bite.
Yes!
