2009 Château Pontet-Canet, paired with rava upma

Enjoyed by the half bottle at home.

I love half bottles. Lets you enjoy the wine without committing to a full bottle. And they age a little faster too.

This is a properly complex wine.

Plum, dark cherry, sour blueberry, strawberry, dark chocolate, cinnamon stick. Sandstone? Limestone?

Also slightly savory with celery, carrot, sunflower seeds.

Paired well, shockingly so, with spicy upma.

I continue to believe Indian food can pair well with red wines, even heavy knew, if done right.

Rava upma went well with the roasted dark chocolate notes. The ghee, especially A2 buffalo ghee, softens the tannins. Roasted cashews in the upma go well with some of the tertiary notes evolving in this.

I love this wine and think it will get even better with time.

93+ points.