Truffles and a 1948 Taylor’s Vintage Port

[OzPiper]

A dinner at a friend’s home last night
A friend turned up with an abundance of Australian truffles - as good as any in France
Served simply on bread with a good butter and a sprinkle of salt
And to drink, a lovely dry Sherry

 

[OzPiper]

More truffles sprinkled on a chawanmushi (Japanese steamed savoury custard) with dried scallops
An excellent white burgundy with that
Apologies for lack of photos - too busy eating

 

[OzPiper]

Then a simple roast chook (Aussie slang for chicken) with peas and steamed spuds
And a couple of bottles of Bordeaux

 

[OzPiper]

The 1948 Taylor’s VP was from London and was in stunning condition

Cheese served with it

Then a simple refreshing dessert of marinated orange slices (in rose water)
And a glass of 2007 Burklin Wolf beerenauslese



Excellent company.
Couldn’t ask for a more convivial night

 

[jpmcwjr]

Color me jealous! But happy you could "share" your meal and wine with us. Yummmm!

 

[Servant King]

Very cool and very eclectic assortment, my friend! Sounds like the kind of meal where one needs to unbuckle the belt and top trouser button afterward for a little "breathing room."

Should you choose to go this route, no photos necessary!

 

[jguss]

In the immortal words of Ralph Kramden homina homina homina

 

[anotherbob]

Very cool and very eclectic assortment, my friend! Sounds like the kind of meal where one needs to unbuckle the belt and top trouser button afterward for a little "breathing room."

Should you choose to go this route, no photos necessary!

so says the guy that hasn't worn pants inside for at least 3 decades.

 

[VDL_Piper]

Tassie truffles I hope and that port looks way to delicious

 

[Servant King]

so says the guy that hasn't worn pants inside for at least 3 decades.

Well that all depends on what you mean by "pants."

Actually, it all depends on what I mean by "depends," but that's a thread unto itself...

 

[OzPiper]

Tassie truffles I hope and that port looks way to delicious

I haven't had truffles from tassie this year
These were from Beechworth up in the Victorian Alps
I had some from Manjimup. Western Australia a few weeks ago which were very fragrant

 

[anotherbob]

Well that all depends on what you mean by "pants."

Actually, it all depends on what I mean by "depends," but that's a thread unto itself...

you know what I mean. I'll put it this way I am talking about why you wife puts grandma slip covers on all the furniture except your favorite chair.

 

[OzPiper]

In the immortal words of Ralph Kramden homina homina homina

Of course it's thought that truffles are charged with pheromones
But we were 7 blokes dining last night, so hopefully sexual attraction wasn't on the menu

 

[OzPiper]

Color me jealous! But happy you could "share" your meal and wine with us. Yummmm!

The friends I usually share this with were at last night's dinner
When I tried to tell my wife this morning at breakfast, she wasn't in the least interested

 

[shanez]

I'm all sorts of jealous over this posting! Every single item looks wonderful.

How was the riesling?

 

[OzPiper]

The Riesling was in great shape
It was harvested at 145 oeschle - just under a TBA (150 oeschle)
But at 16 years old, a lot of the sugar had “caramelised” so it wasn’t super sweet.
It still has lovely acidity which prevented it from being cloying

Paired very well with the marinated orange slices
The marinade was a syrup of rose water and Seville orange marmalade

 

[OzPiper]

I'm all sorts of jealous over this posting! Every single item looks wonderful.

Yes I’m very lucky to have generous friends who love to share

 

[shanez]

The Riesling was in great shape
It was harvested at 145 oeschle - just under a TBA (150 oeschle)
But at 16 years old, a lot of the sugar had “caramelised” so it wasn’t super sweet.
It still has lovely acidity which prevented it from being cloying

Paired very well with the marinated orange slices
The marinade was a syrup of rose water and Seville orange marmalade

One of the best rieslings I ever had was about 20 years ago. It was a 1976 Auslese (sorry that's all I remember regarding the bottle). It was incredibly rich and balanced. It was like drinking the world's best apple pie.

I've tried to age some ausleses, beerenausleses, trockenbeerenausleses, and eisweins but have found great difficulty in not drinking them early and so have had little success. A good problem to have though.

 

[OzPiper]

Rieslings have given me more joy than any other white wine.
Much as I love a good white burgundies, rieslings, especially those from the Mosel will always be my greatest love

I started out on my wine adventures in the 1970’s and 1976 was the vintage that introduced me to the splendour of German rieslings