On Apr 2, 3:12 pm, "Bill S." > wrote:
> So I had this tin of Terrine of Foie Gras and duck breast (30% FG, the
> rest breast). It had been in the cupboard for some time as the perfect
> day to open it just hadn't seemed to arrive.
>
> I'd spent a hard day in the garden mowing and weed whacking on
> Saturday, and Sunday was my day of rest.
>
> It seemed a perfect time to open the can (I'd placed it on the counter
> two weeks before so that it would be a constant reminder to find a
> time to enjoy it.
>
> The mission - find a suitable wine to enjoy with it.
>
> I settled on a 1995 Basserman Jordan Forster Jesuitengarten Riesling
> Spatlese, a wine with a bit of age on it. Turned out to be just
> perfect, with typical varietal nose and quite a bit of acidity as a
> foil to the rich foie gras, and enough ripeness to marry well with the
> duck breast.
>
> Did it out on the patio (well dressed against the sunny but cool
> weather. Just had Melba toasts for the FG, nothing fancy. Made a heck
> of a lunch, although even at 10% alcohol, it was a disincentive to
> work in the afternoon.
>
> My last bottle, and it served me well!

Bill have you tried Eiswein with Foie Gras - delicious. Another one
is Chateau Y'Quem, I have half a bottle bought years and years ago
when it cost very little, now, it would be impossible for me, in
England with taxes so high on wine, to find the same half bottle for
less than £85.

One thing I have learned over the years is to buy young and keep, it
means I can enjoy good wines without paying present day values.