wine dessert

Rotier Gaillac Renaissance Doux

Gaillac, France
Domaine Rotier's signature sweet white from Ondenc and Mauzac; late-harvest with noble rot concentration producing honey, quince, and beeswax complexity. Gaillac's answer to Sauternes at a fraction of the notoriety — and price.
contrast
Blue cheese's powerful salt and funk contrasts Gaillac sweet Ondenc's honey sweetness; a Southwest classic cheese course
classic cheese
complement
Sweet wine and seared foie gras is the Southwest's great pairing; peach echoes Ondenc's stone fruit while ginger adds spice depth
classic starter
complement
Caramelised sweetness echoes the wine's honey notes; banana and rum add tropical depth against the Ondenc's quince character
established dessert
contrast
Washed-rind pungency meets sweet white wine in the great French contrast tradition; apricot bridges the fruit character
adventurous cheese