I was expecting a delicious dinner because I knew the 2016 Koehler Ruprecht Pinot Noir Kabinett trocken would be delicious and I knew the seafood pasta with shrimp, clams, chard and a light red wine tomato sauce would be delicious. I did not expect exactly how well the food and wine would go together, elevating everything way beyond the sum of its parts.
The iron/salty sea notes from the clams and the shrimp went so well with the iron earthy spätburgunder notes, the sweet juicy succulent fruit kissed the tomato sauce, and the slight vegetal edge of the spätburgunder played well with the chard. Together, it was sublime.
I’m sure I’ll never be able to recreate the exact balance of all the elements that made it such a perfectly thrilling meal. But I’ll always have the memories!