So a friend came over for dinner but we decided to skip starter, have a small main of carbonara and focus on two desserts and cheese.
This was so we could enjoy a couple of dessert wines and a couple of Ports.
We had a Szent Tamas, Tokaji with a pecan pie and ice cream. It was lovely, but I think I probably could have kept it much longer (it was 2011). Honeyed sweet deliciousness.
With the apple crumble (and more ice cream!) we had a Chenin Blanc from the Loire Valley, Domaine des Forges. It was a lovely, not dissimilar to the Tokaji and apparently can age for between 15-20 years.
Stilton, brie, Austrian smoked and some aged red Leicester drunk with a 20 year old Tawny Port (from Marthas) and then a Reserve Ruby Port from Quinta de la Rosa
Both were pleasant and worked well with the cheese although I think I have to finish the Tawny and may have had it open a bit too long.
Definitely want to pop into Quinta de la Rosa when I visit the Douro in a couple of months...
A bottle of Italian Merlot and the end of a bottle of Corbiere made for a very nice evening's drinking...and eating
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