Admittedly, the temperatures are not very autumnal right now, but it is autumn. And it’s the time of year when you can find heaps of mushrooms (penny buns, girolles, horns of plenty, and many more) in the markets and forests. To celebrate this, we have put together a selection of mature wines whose tertiary aromas should go wonderfully with mushrooms.
Carry on reading to discover our selection of aged wines to pair with dishes made entirely from autumnal produce.
To pair with your first scallops of the season
Now that there’s an “r” in the month again, scallops (which can be caught from 1st October) are back on the menu. Here is a selection of beautiful white wines to pair with these fine, fleshy molluscs.
Rich, creamy wines to create a harmonious pairing
- Puligny-Montrachet Les Enseignères d’Auvenay 2013
- Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Folatières d’Auvenay 2011
- Meursault Les Narvaux d’Auvenay
- Meursault Coche Dury 2003
- Arbois Pupillin Chardonnay Overnoy-Houillon 2015 (white wax)
- Châteauneuf-du-Pape Château Rayas 2010 (white)
- Meursault Arnaud Ente 2013
- Hermitage Jean-Louis Chave 2007
Very aromatic white wines to pair with a flavourful sauce
- Vin de France Les Nourrissons Stéphane Bernaudeau 2018
- Côtes du Jura Les Vignes de mon Père Jean-François Ganevat 2000
- Savennières Clos de la Coulée de Serrant 1976
- Anjou Le Clos des Rouliers Richard Leroy 2001
- Château-Grillet 2007
- Arbois Pupillin Vieux Savagnin Ouillé 50cl (VSO) Overnoy-Houillon 2003
Fresh and lively white wines for a citrus sauce
- Bourgogne Aligoté Sous Chatelet d’Auvenay 2015
- Chablis Grand Cru Clos Raveneau 2008
- Vin de France Sonorité du vent Les saugettes Domaine des Miroirs 2014
- Riesling Grand Cru Sommerberg Albert Boxler 2017
To accompany creamy squash and chestnut soups
These typical autumnal starters go well with both rounded white wines and light, silky reds.
- Hautes-Côtes de Nuits Bizot 2011 (white)
- Meursault 1er Cru Perrières Roulot 2016
- Saumur Brézé Clos Rougeard 2010
- Vin de France Les Epines A quoi Servent-Elles Aurélien Lefort 2020
- Vin de France Les Orgues Vignoble de l’Arbre Blanc 2017
- Morgon Côte du Py Jean Foillard 2020
To pair with mushroom-based dishes
Sautéed penny buns or girolles, mushroom omelettes, mushroom pies, the list goes on… (Are your mouths watering now? Because ours are!) There are endless ways to cook mushrooms and they can go wonderfully with wine, especially when you choose a mature red that has developed mushroom tertiary aromas. Here are some examples:
- IGP Pays d’Hérault Grange des Pères 1992
- Château Lafite Rothschild 1982
- Petrus 2010
- Châteauneuf-du-Pape Château Rayas 2011
- Hermitage Jean-Louis Chave 1991
- Pichon Longueville Baron 2000
- Côte-Rôtie La Mouline Guigal 2009
To accompany pear desserts
When thinking about how to conclude a meal made entirely of seasonal produce, pear springs to mind. Here are some wine suggestions to accompany pear desserts:
- Coteaux de Saumur Clos Rougeard 1995
- Vouvray Moelleux Clos Naudin 1990
- Tokaji Château Dereszla Aszu 6 Puttonyos 2000
- Yquem 2001 (more for a pear and Roquefort dessert, for example)
- Château Gilette – Crème de Tête 1981 (also for a pear and Roquefort dessert)
- Alsace Grand Cru Furstentum Gewurztraminer Quintessence de Grains Nobles Cuvée d’Or Weinbach 2002 (another pairing idea for a pear and Roquefort dessert)