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I have 2 bottles of Bordeaux, Chateau Palmer Margaux Medoc 1982 that I would like to serve at a small dinner party. I want to make sure to serve a meal that will enhance the experience. To make this a little more complicated, we are non-meat eaters. Do you have menu suggestions?


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Wow... non meat eaters!  Oh My!

I would suggest serving portobella mushrooms.  Ideally I would marinate and grill, then stuff with  exotic mushrooms and truffles sauteed with a little garlic and chive, and top off with roasted tomato, cheese, and some herbs.

 


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I concur, mushrooms would be an obvious choice.  Personally I would make the dish a little simpler, but along the same lines.  I find that complex food is somewhat distracting when I have a very complex wine.  (It must be good food though, and as a corrolary I like simpler wines with more complex preparations.)  Maybe omit the stuffing and the tomato.

 Avoid vinegar in any marinde, even balsamic just to be safe (a little is fine though).  If you use cheese, go for a mild to medium flavored hard cheese like parmesan or peccorino, and buy a small piece of the best one you can find. 

Your wine is fantastically rare and special.  I recommend making this dish a couple of different ways first and pairing it with decent ($25-$40) Medoc or Margaux wines to make sure you have a winner; they will be close enough approximations to yours that you will at least be able to get a feel for whether this dish works for you and this type of wine.  Unless you are very lucky, wines like this are a once-in-a-lifetime experience; a little advance testing will ensure a perfect match.


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Thank you so much for your thoughtful answer.  The dinner was last week.  I ended up serving a zucchini stuffed with lentils, a red potato and caper salad and a fresh from the oven herbed and parmesan focaccia.  The wine was excellent!  Even though I didn't make what you suggested, I will keep your general rule in mind for the future: sophisticated wine, simple food; simple wine, complex food.  I appreciate your help.


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