What to have with elk swiss steak with roasted garlic mashed potatoes?

Perhaps a Merlot, and aged Cab, or a new style, fruit bomb Zin. Something smooth and relatively mellow as a counterpoint to the gaminess.

Personally I would avoid a fruit bomb. I like a good rutherford merlot with elk. I recently had a 97 Niebaum Coppola Library Merlot that would have been great.

Yeah, I thought about that after I hit the button. I like your choice.

Chateau St. Jean - 1999
Chateau Ste. Michelle – Indian Wells - 1996
Goosecross – Napa 2001
Kendall Jackson - 1999
Leasingham – Coonawarra - 1996
Merryvale – Reserve Napa – 1997
Northstar – WallaWalla - 2000
Peju Province - 2000
Pride – Mtn Vineyard 2001
Round Hill – Napa - 1994
Quail Ridge – Napa - 1995
St. Francis – Sonoma – 1996
Sebastiani - 1999
William Hill – Napa - 1998

Which of these would you pick? (Forget the Pride, I'm saving that...)

St. Francis
Merryvale
or
Ch. Ste. Michelle
I'd stick with something older so it has a chance to incorporate some of those tannis.

Had to put this menu off till tomorrow night, but have pulled out a couple of the Merlots from the cellar to get ready.
Thanks for your input. This group is right there when you need 'em!