Tilapia fillet with lemon butter - answer to the wine pairing challenge
In the last post , I posed a food-and-wine challenge, to which I will now supply my answer. Food-and-wine pairing challenge. Which of the three wines displayed on this photo was the best match for the Bobby Flay's pan-fried tilapia fillet, topped with lemon-butter and green olive tapenade, with a side of roasted butternut squash with vinaigrette dressing? 1. Vosne-Romanée "Vieilles Vignes", Alex Gambal 2007 ($60.00). 2. Pouilly-Fuisse "Les Ménéstrières", Domaine J.A. Ferret 2005 ($50.00). 3. Pouilly-Fuisse "Les Vernays", Domaine J.A. Ferret 2005 ($27.00). Analysis When I think seafood and butter, naturally I think white Burgundy. Especially 1er cru or grand cru with creamy richness that typically comes from a combination of ripe grapes and oak barrel aging. But also, I look for acidity to cut through and contrast the butter. Here I had two white Burgundies that I knew from tasting the day before were rich. I also knew that the "Les Vernays" ...