Visiting The Cove at Destiny East, our vacation rental home in Destin, FL, on our daily beach walk we stopped at Stacy’s, the new restaurant at the Inn at Crystal Beach, for early dinner to watch the sunset on the beach front patio table.
Stacy’s just opened last month, replacing the former Soleil restaurant. They sport a new menu and wine list while everything else about the location and facility remain the same.
I ordered from the menu the meatloaf entree which we as served with two sides of which I chose the corn nibblets and mashed potatoes. The meatloaf was delicious with an ample portion, the mashed potatoes as well, and the corn nibblets were creative and imaginative slices of the kernel sections off the corn cob roasted.
To accompany my meatloaf entree I ordered from the wine list BTG - (by-the-glass) Quilt Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon.
I had this same wine, also BTG, at one of our favorite road side dining spots that we enjoy frequenting when traveling along the interstate downstate Illinois, as featured in this blogpost Lunch at Firefly Grill, Effingham, excerpted below.
Returning from a week at our Destiny Cove vacation rental home in Destin, FL, we stopped for lunch at the trendy, fun, Firefly Grill, at the interstate intersection of I70 and I57 in Effingham, IL.
Quilt Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2021
This is from Joseph Wagner, son of the iconic Chuck Wagner of Napa Valley Caymus fame. This is a lower entry level price point that provides affordable QPR - Quality Price Ratio for everyday sipping, or for a WBTG offering.
It derives its whimsical name from the picturesque patchwork of vineyard sources from across the region for their wines - “For Napa Valley Quilt, our grapes come from a patchwork of prime Napa Valley vineyards to create a classic Cabernet Sauvignon the way my family has made it for five generations.”
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This release was rated 94 points by The Tasting Panel and The Wine Enthusiast rated this 91 pts.
Winemaker notes for this release: “Dark ruby red in the glass, with rich notes of chocolate, black currant, ripe blackberry, and marionberry with hints of toasted oak and dark cherry on the nose. The palate is rich and complex with flavors of ripe dark fruits, chocolate cherry, plum, toffee, and blackberry pie. This wine has a lingering fruit-forward finish with firm acidity and smooth velvety tannins. A classic yet complex Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon.”
Winemaker notes for this release: “Dark ruby red in the glass, with rich notes of chocolate, black currant, ripe blackberry, and marionberry with hints of toasted oak and dark cherry on the nose. The palate is rich and complex with flavors of ripe dark fruits, chocolate cherry, plum, toffee, and blackberry pie. This wine has a lingering fruit-forward finish with firm acidity and smooth velvety tannins. A classic yet complex Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon.”
Dark ruby colored, medium bodied, bright black berry and black currant fruits with notes of bitter mocha dark chocolate, black tea and hints of okay with crisp acidity on a moderate tannin laced finish.
RM 89 points.
