We had a fairly simple meal tonight–pan fried salmon; spinach, garlic, and pine nuts sauteed in olive oil; and potato/celeraic mash. Opened the ’05 Sine Qua Non Over & Out (their last Pinot Noir) due to the salmon. What a great combination. The salmon was good by itself, and the SQN was good by itself, but together they were amazing. In particular, the salmon really elevated the Pinot. Without the food, the wine was a relatively typical New World Pinot Noir–rich, lush, plenty of fruit and extraction. With the salmon, however, it showed more elegant and more complex. It doesn’t happen very often (either we don’t try hard enough or I just suck at pairing), but boy–when a food and wine match works it’s awesome.
The Mötley Crü
Wine, Food, and More Wine
