I was just in Gillette WY, logs. Last year on the family vacation (Grand Tetons, Yellowstone, etc.).

Did you think the sage is a gamey taste? Is it possible that the butcher let the meat hang and thus the fat was " marblized" into the meat?

Last night I cooked two tenderloins w/o any marinade. Just the grill and Lawrys. Mmmmmmmmm. I experiemented. Family was out of town. Just hated eating those tender rare loins all by myself. Anyway, I will no longer feel compelled to marinade.