what wine with roast pork with herb/garlic crust? UPDATED WITH FULL MENU

WINE TALK
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I had this once with Palo Cortado VOS and it was great. But all the otjers at the table prefered the Chianti.
Most of the 85 million Germans would drink something else than Riesling. Nevertheless, it can be really great. Slightly mature, dry, powerful, possibly Pfalz would be my choice.

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Well,
seriously - with all that garlic and fat a red Burg will be - for many puristic hedonists - not an ideal choice.
From the viewpoint of an ideal match I´d suggest a rich white wine like a Chenin blanc/Loire (Savennieres), or a white Hermitage or CdP (Beaucastel VV) - or a strong Grüner Veltliner from Austria (Gobelsburg/Lamm, Hirtzberger/Honigvogl et al).

HOWEVER - I myself would still prefer a red wine, but rather a Cote-Rotie or Cornas, or a traditional red CdP (Versino/Bois de Boursan … )
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+1

Roast pork is compatible with lots of wines, including whites dry and off-dry, so I think it’s kind of pointless to suggest one ideal match.

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Thank you all!

OK, the full menu is now in concrete, and it is a challenging mish-mash, so more thoughts on the various courses would be welcome. Note, the second course will be by my better half with ample authentic Chinese heat in the chicken dish (not Ma La, unfortunately). Ideas? The crowd leans red, but I will mix it up even though I want to do more red than anything else.

  1. BUTTERNUT SQUASH SOUP WITH SPICED CRÈME FRAÎCHE
  2. THREE CUP CHICKEN with BOK CHOY WITH MUSHROOM
  3. JÍCAMA, ORANGE, AND CORIANDER SALAD
  4. HERB & GARLIC CRUSTED SIX HOUR PORK ROAST with POTATO GRATIN WITH MUSHROOMS AND GRUYÈRE
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That sounds delish. Bubbles, dry rose’ or riesling will kill it with the first three courses.

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Corsican red OR white, or better yet, BOTH!

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I vote for a graded approach at this juncture…and keeping it to your red request…

  1. Sangiovese based wine. (If you have any Aubert chard, that could be your one white.)

  2. Surprisingly, I will go with a bigger style rose and cheat and call it red: 2016 Limerick Lane Russian River Valley Syrah Rosé or 2016 Staglin “Stagliano” Rutherford Rosato, which is a sangiovese derived wine…keeping in line with #1. Plus, you get the thrill of seeing your wino guests go, “Whaaaa?” when you spring it on them.

  3. Toughest one. I find jicama a tough pairing. Focusing on the coriander, a Rhone Ranger red, with mostly mourvedre. A blend would work, I bet. Or, if you have one, a mature Heitz Martha’s might be great with the coriander. Maybe even a Sean Thackrey red.

  4. Since you have the gruyere, grab your biggest, meatiest younger cabernet…and be sure you have two bottles to open!!!

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I’d start with a white with some body and acid; Chardonnay, white bordeaux with some bottle age, maybe even the right chenin Blanc.

Then, the world is your oyster…I can hardly think of an easier, more flexible pairing than your pork roast.

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My Rhone selection, despite 2 near full eurocaves, is decimated and I won’t have a single bottle here until I make a trip back to the mothership (not an option). I also have no rose champagne here. Tons of Bordeaux and barolos, but those don’t seem the thing here.

Options that pop out for the first 3 courses:
2006 H. Lamy St. Aubin En Remilly or Frionnes - I have a magnum of each
2015 Tempier and Terrebrune - dueling roses
2005 Dom. de Beliviere Janieres Calligramme (this may shock them)

I think, after the Chinese spice, and despite the salad’s purpose of changing the palate, ours may be too beat up to deal with some really old, delicate burgs, but open to being disabused of that notion. Accordingly, I’m eyeing these right now.

1995 V. Girardin Pommard Les Chanlins VV (this was rocking a few weeks ago)
2003 Aleth Girardin Pommard Rugiens-Bas
2009 Dom. des Billiards St. Amour Clos des Billards
1999 R. Belland Chassagne-Montrachet Morgeot-Clos Pitois
1989 Olga Raffault Chinon Picasses

Still looking, but thoughts?

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For the pork, mourvedre/mataro

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Maureen, I had no doubt about that! Or with cornflakes! [snort.gif] [cheers.gif]