This evening, I pan-fried some pink bream, and served with radicchio, courgettes, tomatoes, clams and basil oil, with sourdough fougasse. We’ve regretfully decided that we’re not going to make it to Alsace for Christmas, so consoled ourselves with a bottle of Léon Beyer Les Écaillers Riesling, 2012.
The quintessential dry Alsace riesling, and absolutely in its prime. I love the way that Beyer manage to ferment this totally dry, and yet there’s still so much body and confit fruit, all hanging off a strong mineral spine. Clearly a wine with some age, with petrol starting to show, but without losing freshness. Just great.
Hope everyone has a good weekend. We’ll be re-planning Christmas (though, to be fair, it’s not completely out of the blue, so we’re not totally unprepared)