Red to go with Roast Beef

born2bwild

Special Occasion - looking to get a decent red to go with roast beef.

Willing to spend up to €100.

Does anyone have any suggestions as to what I could get and where I could get it - Northside of Dublin?

Thanks!

gandalf

OK first question I'd ask is whether the person you are buying this for is into their wines or not. If not a €100 bottle may be wasted on them.

Personally if I was going to pay that kind of money I would buy a good Bordeaux. Chateau Kirwan is a very good wine and prices vary from around €60 up to and over €100. Chateau Palmer is also a damn fine wine but I don't think you will get a bottle for less than €100.

Spanish Rioja is also lovely with Beef. If you can find Marques de Riscal Gran Reserva that is excellent and would be around €40 or so.

Layinghen

Agree totally with Gandalf regarding Marques de Riscal Gran Reserva it is a gorgeous wine and excellent with beef.

If I was offered a few glasses of that with some lovely medium rare beef I would be extremely happy.

Wobs

I would agree with what the guys above are saying.

Your best bet is probably to go into a good independent and talk to the guys in the shop.

the beer revolu

You'd get a good well aged Barolo for that money if you go to the right shop.
If you're spending that kind of money on a wine make sure you go to a proper specialist wine shop.

limnam

Unless you and your guests are regular drinkers of pricier wines it will be more than likely a waste of 100e.

Go to a decent wine shop, Sweeny's in glasnevin is the only place I know off the top of my head on the north side. Explain to them exactly what you usually drink and what you like in a wine advise him of your usual budget and what you'll be eating.

Spending 100e doesn't guarantee a nice wine, if you want to spend a bit more because it's a special occasion you could inform him you wouldn't mind to venture in to the next bracket above your usual spend. Don't mention you want to spend 100e tho. or you will.

Dubl07

the beer revolu wrote: »

You'd get a good well aged Barolo for that money if you go to the right shop.
If you're spending that kind of money on a wine make sure you go to a proper specialist wine shop.

I wouldn't recommend Barolo for anyone unused to it as a one-off bottle. By all means try a bottle in advance with a cowboy steak (one-rib-roast) and see if you think it fits. Most casual wine-drinkers prefer less acidic, more fruit-driven reds at the moment.

limnam wrote: »

Unless you and your guests are regular drinkers of pricier wines it will be more than likely a waste of 100e.

Go to a decent wine shop, Sweeny's in glasnevin is the only place I know off the top of my head on the north side. Explain to them exactly what you usually drink and what you like in a wine advise him of your usual budget and what you'll be eating.

Spending 100e doesn't guarantee a nice wine, if you want to spend a bit more because it's a special occasion you could inform him you wouldn't mind to venture in to the next bracket above your usual spend. Don't mention you want to spend 100e tho. or you will.

Good advice but of all the north-Dublin specialists, Jus de Vine in Portmarnock is worth the trip - they've won their awards year on year for a reason. As limnam says, tell them what you like to drink and they'll find something with a similar taste profile but more complex and nuanced for your special occasion.

sarkozy

Mitchell's & Sons wine merchant and bonders in the CHQ at the IFSC dock will have wine at the price you're looking for. They'd be an up-market outlet, alright. They'd have the expertise you're looking for.

Again, I wouldn't necessarily make it my mission to spend €100 on a wine to go with food unless it was to be shared between two gourmandes, or one (i.e. yourself) who can savour every drop. Food can be enhanced with wine, but it cuts the other way, too: wine can be ruined by unsuccessful food or bad pairing.

It's just personal experience, and I know it's on the (!) southside, but Albrouze on Upper Leeson Street have an excellent collection of Bordeaux wines and their attitude is to stock the best quality for affordable prices. You won't find €300 bottles of Chateau Lafite-Rothschild or obscure 30-year-old Pomerols. But you will find exquisite millennial year St. Émilions and Médocs.

So if I were you, I'd get a recommendation for a €50 bottle of Bordeaux (possibly a Pauillac), sticking with the vintage years, try it out secretly with a sneaky steak, and if happy, get that for your special occasion.

It's a simple fact of wine that the price tag does not necessarily denote quality.