Dinner - Homemade Flatbread

Like I said in my Easter Dinner post, this past week was crazy, between work, school, studying, more school...most days I don't eat dinner until 9 or 10 pm.  This past Wednesday was particularly crazy, as I had a weekly meeting that evening.  I was feeling particularly run-down and exhausted afterwards, and was going to pick up dinner on the way to see my SO to work on some homework together.  He told me no, don't stop for food, and surprised me with dinner already made and a glass of wine!  

Dinner

I don't have pictures of dinner in the process, but it was a flatbread pizza.  My SO used a store-bought dough, cooked some chicken, and put mozzarella, red peppers, cheese, and onions.  Very easy and tasty after a long day.  

He also chose a wine.  It was the Smoking Loon Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 and can be found at Kroger for $9.  Without food, it was very dry, and smelled strongly of berries.  It also felt like a wine that needed to aerate, to age some.  It tasted very young and rough; too much "oak monster".  

I know he didn't read the wine review (he's more of a beer person anyway), but it does suggest trying the wine with a pizza:

Winery review:  Cabernet Sauvignon opens with aromas of blackberries and toasted coconut followed by hints of juicy plum. Black raspberry, red currant, and molasses flavors are complemented by subtle tobacco leaf notes. Medium-bodied with a nice, dry finish, the American oak aging adds complexity to this well-rounded Cabernet Sauvignon. Enjoy this wine with mushroom pizza or marinated rib eye steak.

With the pizza, it did round out.  It melded well with the gentle spices of the chicken and peppers in the pizza.  The oak also seemed to calm down too with the bread/dough and cheese.  Overall, it was a great dinner wine, but not so much a great sipping wine.

The next day I tried the wine after letting a glass sit out for about an hour.  It was much much much more mellow and pleasant as a drinking wine.