40th birthday food and wine

Recently had my 40th birthday. For years I've been dreaming up a good meal and wine pairing to make myself.

1) 2015 Donnhoff Norheimer Kirschheck Spatlese

In a word: delicious. Like liquid gold.
Aromas of tropical fruits, peach, tangerine?, pineapple, some minerality as it opens up. Taste of honey, candied pineapple, medium acid, medium+ finish, sweet forward but enough acidity to keep it from being cloying.

Absolutely delicious, fresh, went so well with tarte flambee.

2) 2015 Tignanello

I don't know if it's too young or if I'm not sophisticated enough to appreciate the nuances, but I thought it smelled and tasted like a softer sangiovese, but tannic and tight despite decanting for several hours. I will say it was fantastic with steak, which I served with an "Italian chimichurri". The red wine vinegar really helped bring out some acidity in the wine, which helped it feel more open…but I also think I could have easily opened a Chianti Classico or Riserva and been happy with the pairing.

3) 1985 Dow's port

I knew I wanted a birth year wine, and I swear this has aged better than I have.

Cork came out in 2 pieces (plus a few small crumbles) using a corkscrew. The intensity of aromas coming out were like Robin Williams's Genie finally being freed. "Holy shit" was said several times while smelling and drinking it. Filtered twice through an aerator and decanted for 8 hours.

I don't have the most extensive palate or vocabulary, but aromas of candied cherry, molasses, warmth. Tastes the same. I could bathe in this. It's singing, and boy does it want to be heard. Enough acid to balance the sweetness. Would have liked a longer finish. But wow. Was absolutely perfect with a torta caprese. In my top 2 all-time favorite wines now.