Autumnal Foods with Boisset Bourgogne Pinot Noir

Posted by Andrew Barrow in Food and Wine, 10:10am 30/10/2007. Leave a comment

Our Wine of the Week this week is another Autumnal classic - a Pinot Noir but French this time. The Boisset Pinot Noir, now down £1 to just £8.99 (for one week only), is fruity but firm with a tannic backbone that really cries out for food.

Autumnal fare is the obvious choice - the seasons mushrooms are in full flow for example so a dish that pulls out the flavour of these would be a great match.

You are not going to serve a Pinot with a damson, plum or greengage crumble but pears baked with loin of pork - a dish I'm planning for next weekend - adds a sweet note that the lighter styles of Pinot should accompany beautifully. If you prefer a sweeter note in your wines one of our New World Pinot's might suit better - the Escarpment Pinot Noir or the version from Tuatara Bay for example.

Slow Cooked Pork Belly With Spiced Roast Apple served with Mashed Pumpkin would be great too with the Boisset Pinot. Although I would be tempted to go with a New World Pinot Gris (the Escarpment for example) - one of my favourite food wines - where the apple will have its flavour replicated in the wine and a touch of spice in the pumpkin (a grating of nutmeg perhaps) would emphasis the subtle spiciness in the Pinot Gris.

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