I wanted a wine to accompany a pre-dinner snack of a Chocolate Brownie. The brownie contained walnuts, so it consisted of strong chocolate and walnut flavours.
I decided to try the brownie with 3 different wines:
- Framingham Marlborough Classic Riesling 2006
- Sandeman Founders Reserve Port
- Tuatara Pinot Noir 2003
The Brownie is good in its own right as are all of the wines, with the exclusion of the Pinot Noir (it was already open and even when I had it yesterday (or was it the day before?) it was tasting that it was a smidgen past it).
The Port overpowered the brownie and really accentuated the alcohol. This was not a good match.
The Pinot Noir just didn't have the right balance, although to be fair it may be due to the state of this one being below par.
The Riesling and brownie were the best match although there was a very slight bitterness that came with the match. In terms of a a superb fit, it wasn't quite there, and a Sticky would probably be better.
So, it wasn’t exactly a comprehensive analysis and obviously more brownie and wine is required!
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