Kara and I celebrated our third wedding anniversary this week. We decided to grab a bottle of Harlan 'Maiden' 2005 and go grab a burger from Morton's for lunch. While basic, it's one of the best burgers in the city. Sure, Father's Office has a more interesting make-up, but for a hearty and comforting (not to mention monstrous...) burger - Morton's rocks!
After a delicious Dogfish Head 90-Minute IPA (one of my new favorite beers!) to match with the Wedge Salad, we tore into the Maiden. It was drinking beautifully right out of the gate! More precocious than one expects from the Harlan Estate label, it was rife with blue and black fruits, florality, graphite, and coffee. The tannins were present, but ripe and integrated. The acidity was noticable enough to keep the wine lifted and feeling fresh. The expected maturity dates on this wine seem to go longer than I would suspect, based on the way it's showing today. Hard to say, though, with such a short track record at Harlan so far. The '93 we had recently was amazing!
While we might have gone out for a fancy dinner and had more amazing wines, Kara and I opted to invite a few close friends over to celebrate. We cracked out a bunch of beers and (I'm completely embarassed to say...) ordered Papa John's. I guess the romance is truly gone when that's how you spend your anniversary, but we had a great time anyway.
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