Charles Krug at Arte Cafe

Tuesday, September 24, 2019

Arte Cafe in Cerritos hosted a  dinner featuring Charles Krug wines which is now owned by the Mondavi's.  Riana Mondavi was in attendance to show case these wines. Large crowd tonight but not packed full as the last dinner was.

My biggest complaint was the music. A live band playing outside on the patio was so loud that you could not have a quiet conversation. Sure glad I was not an outside diner tonight. 

We started out with a Seared Sea Bass with greens, blue cheese crumbles and a Sauvignon Blanc vinaigrette.  Interesting to have warm sea bass with cold greens. But it worked.  Paired with a 2018 Charles Krug Sauvignon Blanc. Way to acidic for my taste. More in the line of New Zealand Sau Blanc which are not on my favorite list.

Second course is a Grilled pork loin with apple cider cream sauce and couscous with herbs. A very good dish. sauce was excellent. Pork was cooked perfectly for me. The couscous was perfect. A 2017 Charles Krug Chardonnay was paired with this dish. Slight Oak but drinkable.

Main course is a grilled flank steak with blue cheese butter, to die for and some greens along with a roasted potato and Brussels sprouts. Good flavors. Wine selected was a 2016 Charles Krug Merlot. For a merlot this was good.

Dessert is a dark chocolate cake with raspberry puree and fresh raspberries. Cake was light and a good ending to a very good dinner.  Wine paired is a 2016 Charles Krug Cabernet Sauvignon.  A OK pairing .Wine was good.

Good dinner, a fun time and Arte Cafe 's wine dinners are the bargain of the year compared to other restaurants.