Char Siu

Char siu is Cantonese barbecue pork, lacquered in a sweet, sticky glaze of hoisin, honey and five-spice and charred at the edges, so the wine wants ripe fruit to meet the sweetness, a little spice to echo the five-spice and soft tannin. A fruit-forward, spiced red leads. Avoid austere, high-tannin reds.