I don’t get this last; isn’t Amarone red? I, too, would prefer white, or perhaps even an orange wine, though nothing too over the top. Maybe something from Gravner, or, less pricey these days, Lopez de Heredia?
+1 white burg, or mature red burg (beaune not Nuits) . Assuming it’s a top notch brie in good condition. (The truffles make me a little nervous in terms of what they may be hiding).
I also think that white wines generally work better for a range of cheeses than red wines do. I suggest an “off-dry” Chenin Blanc, maybe Vouvray or Montlouis. I think they use the word “tendre” for this level of dry/sweetness. Just the slightest hint of sweet seems to bring out the fruit and when complemented by some acidity this is probably my favorite expression of Chenin Blanc, and one of my favorite white wine styles period.
If you want to go with a red wine. I’d suggest a fruit forward Pinot Noir.
Enjoy!
Those are all pretty mild cheeses, depending on the pecorino. You want to be careful of pairing through submission, which I think some of of those reds would do. Nor do you want to go too heavy on the palate if this is before your meal. You’ll never get a wine that is perfect with every cheese, assuming there’s a variety on your plate, so choose something versatile and classic and not too aggressive - white burgundy or champagne.
Slightly off-dry chenin blanc is a great cheese wine, but it shines most with goat and you don’t have that represented. Which is the real issue here…
Agree about whites in general. Although some seem to like red burg with epoisses which I’ve never quite got my head around. I’m focusing on this as a really good brie with good truffle is likely to be the star of the cheese board. And white burg and Brie is fairly classic.
Sorry Richard, I must have clicked the wrong “button”. I didn’t mean for my post to be a direct response to yours and to put you on the spot, but good to hear your additional comments. Cheers.
NP. BTW I’m pretty high on Chenin too, but more from South Africa these days, they are killing it IMHO and prices are pretty reasonable (but ending up alas). Also some Semillon Chenin blends eg Alheit Cartology.