WINE+FOOD MATCH

THE DISH

Beef Brisket Bourguignon

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THE DROP

The Beef and Burgundy clubs around the world learned decades ago the special pleasures of pairing perfectly prepared meat with pinot noir. This recipe-and-wine match reveals some of those pleasures. The secret in the match lies with the sweet earthy onion, salty bacon and tomato paste matching the earthy qualities and flavours of the wine. The natural sweetness and tenderness of the meat, along with the natural earthy flavours of the bourguignon, are a perfect paring with the Dicey Black Rabbit Pinot Noir 2019 from Bannockburn, Central Otago. The wine has a powerful pinosity and personality with flavours of wild flowers and red berries, dusty dried herbs and mineral to match the earthy qualities in the food. It’s also a youthful, taut and vibrant expression with firm fruit tannins to contrast the protein in the beef. The flavours of wild thyme, red apple, cherry, plum and wood spices show off the wine’s complexity and harmonies to be discovered with this delicious dish.