{"id":3049,"date":"2011-07-05T10:23:50","date_gmt":"2011-07-05T10:23:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/?p=3049"},"modified":"2011-07-05T10:23:50","modified_gmt":"2011-07-05T10:23:50","slug":"lunch-at-hibiscus-with-some-new-world-classics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/restaurants\/lunch-at-hibiscus-with-some-new-world-classics","title":{"rendered":"Lunch at Hibiscus with some New World classics"},"content":{"rendered":"

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It has taken a few days, but I wanted to report on last week’s great lunch at Hibiscus<\/a>. Hosted by Doug Wregg of Les Caves de Pyrene, the lunch accompanied a tasting of new wines from the Les Caves portfolio.<\/p>\n

Yes, Les Caves are taking on the New World, and they are now developing a very exciting portfolio of wines from New Zealand, Australia and South Africa. This tasting was one of the most thrilling I’ve been to this year, and I have\u00a0written it up in full here<\/a>. It includes the New World’s best Pinot Noir, and South Africa’s best Chenin Blanc, among others.<\/p>\n

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The lunch was also fantastic. We began with a warm terrine of chicken and foie gras that was a great combination of textures and flavours, served with some mini-leeks. Superb with the Sorrenberg Chardonnay.<\/p>\n

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Then, a masterful course: roasted silver mullet with spring vegetables, shallots and paprika. This went very well with the Lion’s Tooth Chardonnay from Pyramid Valley, but also a good pairing for Craig Hawkin’s El Bandito Chenin Blanc.<\/p>\n

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Changing flavours quite dramatically, we then went to the wood pigeon (cooked sous vide), roast cauliflower and pastilla. A very interesting, richly flavoured dish that worked very well with Castagna’s Un Segreto, although the Cambridge Road Syrah also worked nicely.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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