Tonight’s supper inside at our dining table on another cloudy, windy somewhat rainy day was a chunky tomato-basil soup with some lightly smoked sardines in olive oil on crackers for Carollee and on a roll for me. Accompanying wine was a 2002 Tablas Creek Esprit de Braucastel - good ruby-garnet uniform color; bright earthy berry nose and flavors; rich mid-palate with still a bit of harsh tannins, adequate acidity; and a medium-long fruity finish. It was enjoyable with the soup & sardines. With time and food the tannins receded.
Then for dessert we had vanilla, hazelnut-chocolate, and dark chocolate Piroulines with - first Coquila liqueur, a pleasant mix of cream, light chocolate, and tequila; followed by Patron XO Café, a coffee tequila liqueur; followed by Godiva Chocolate Liqueur. The Coquila was nice with the vanilla, the Patron was nice with the hazelnut; and a mixture of Patron and the Godiva was best with the dark chocolate. The Godiva was a bit heavy by itself.
Temperatures never got above the low 70sF today and by dinnertime were mid-60s with a good breeze. A good day for soup inside.