Pate game

Game pâté, typically a blend of venison, pheasant, pigeon, or hare with pork fat, juniper, and sometimes port or sloe gin, is the most intensely flavoured of the pâté family. The fat comes primarily from the pork binder, but the dominant character is the dark, mineral, gamey depth of the wild meat and the aromatic complexity of the juniper and spirits. Coarse or smooth, the intensity is higher than any other pâté style and demands a wine with the confidence to match it. The sweet starter sequencing note applies where a red main follows.