Sebastianni's & La Crema Wine

Monday. July 16, 2012

I will say that Pablo the owner of Sebastianni's has upped his game. The food tonight seemed to be
better than in the past. Glad to see that happening. They do wine dinners every month but have not been back for awhile and its only 5 minutes from my house. Makes you wonder about me.

We started off with a Spicy Ahi Tartare over thin slices of Japanese eggplant. Flavor was good. I think the quality of the ahi was ok but not primo. Dish had good flavor. The wine was a 2010 La Crema Rose of Pinot Noir. Good but not great.

Second course was a Roasted Red Pepper and a Heats of Palm soup. These were ladled into the bowl side by side so you have a color contrast between red and white. A very nice presentation and the flavors were very good. Served with a 2010 La Crema Viognier. The wine went well with the soup.

Next was a Salmon Wellington served with spinach salad. The salad was a salad. I think I would have preferred sauteed spinach but that is my own take on it. The Wellington was very good. A 2008 LaCrema Russian River Pinot Noir was poured. This was my favorite wine of the evening.

Mian course was Braised Short Ribs with a gravy and served on a bed of polenta with cheddar cheese in it. This was a very good dish. The meat was exceptionally tender. It had been cooked for 10 hours A 2008 LaCrema Carneros Pinit Noir was served. OK wine by not nearly as good as the Russian River Pinot.

Dessert follows - a Dolce Strawberry Salad with Chocolate Dressing. A light finish to a heavy meal.

So a nice evening with decent wines and good company, The place was full which was nice to see in this economy.