Louis Jadot Macon-Villages 2007, Red Snapper with Garlic and Leeks

Louis Jadot Macon-Villages Chardonnay 2007; $11.47 (on sale), Harris Teeter; November, 2008. Brigette picked this wine.

This was an excellent evening of wine and food. The color of the Jadot was a nice, clear pale yellow-green and smelled of citrus and a definite chardonnay. The first sip had lots of fruit, citrus and tang. Brigette tasted a little sweetness in it. She seems to be much more attuned to sweetness than I.

Brigette’s dinner consisted of red snapper slowly cooked in the oven drizzled with olive oil, seasonings with a light bit of garlic, covered with thinly sliced leeks and the greens off of celery root. During cooking the kitchen smelled of celery, which was nice. We did not eat the celery greens, but they helped keep in the moisture, since the snapper was not covered. The leek on top of the fish added a little flavor, but also some crunch, which gave the fish an interesting texture. The fish has a strong flavor. With the fish, the wine lost its sweetness and underscored the fish’s strong taste. They combined nicely.

We had grilled mixed vegetables, including turnip, potato, celery root, and leek. The vegetables were first tossed in a mixture of olive oil, garlic, crushed red peppers, Italian seasoning, and salt and pepper. They were then roasted in the oven at a low temperature. The leek sort of caramelized and grew crispy, again adding some crunch to the vegetables.

The meal was very compatible taste wise, although visually, it kind of clashed. The vegetables were fallish and a darker brown. The fish was bright and green with the leek.

The vegetables tastes were subtle yet different from each other. The wine helped bring that out, being different with each one, especially bringing out the light sweetness of the turnip.

This cheap, white burgundy was a complex wine, with crisp, excellent flavors, that was a contributing, equal component to this meal.