Paired Up: Syrah and Double Plum Chicken

In our Paired Up posts, we review a wine and the food we wisely (or foolishly) paired it with. 

The Wine

2007 Tapteil Syrah Spilya Vineyard

On our way to Walla Walla Spring Release last year, we stopped at Red Mountain to visit Hightower Cellars. They recommended we stop at Tapteil Estate, and we were very pleased with the range of varietal wines we tasted that day. For this meal we wanted something to mesh with the plum, and this Syrah fit the bill. We decanted the wine for a half hour before tasting, and it really came together about an hour after that.

The Food

Hunter got back out of the kitchen for this one. In the chef's words: