The Meal
- For the meal, I grilled a Brook Trout that I had caught from Tinker Creek in Roanoke VA, I stuffed it with lemon, bay leaves, garlic, and covered in in olive oil then threw it on the grill while I prepared the rest. My two sides were yellow rice and roasted (slightly charred) broccolini.
The Wine
- The wine was a 2022 Ste Chateau Michelle Riesling from Washington State (I bought it from the Vintage Cellar in Blacksburg). My mother recently introduced me to dry style Rieslings and I bought this wine based on the Windows of the World because it was a notable producer listed for Washington. I wanted to chill this Riesling but it was too tall to fit in my fridge so I put a small ice cube in it, which ended up watering it down slightly. Wine Folly uses tasting notes for Washington State Rieslings to be "Meyer Lemon, Green Melon, Gala Apple, Honeycomb, and Lime" (pg. 298)
Tasting Notes
- I figured this wine would contrast well with fresh grilled fish and roasted vegetables. Brook trout is a little meatier than Rainbow in my opinion, and doesn't flake as easily. Lemon adds zesty acidity to the fish which is complimented by the dry acidity of the wine, but contrasts to the aromatic garlic which the wine helps wash out of the palette. I think the wine is fairly complex with light fruity notes and high acidity, with a surprisingly long finish for what I expected.
The wine with the broccolini is especially nice, considering I slightly overcooked it in the oven. I like a little char with roasted broccoli and similar to the garlic, the wine cuts through the deep charring with a refreshing dry fruit twist. This was my favorite pairing of the meal.
The rice was just a carb addition and I quite like the yellow rice because it has a nice oniony flavor. The wine and the rice are fine together but nothing particular stood out about the pairing of the two.
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