Caramelised pear napoleon with tea sorbet

A classic torte dessert best timed for the arrival of new season pears and complemented by a contemporary, clean, cold tea sorbet. This dessert looks like an elegant classic and behaves like one, until you move from the napoleon to the sorbet. The contrast is arresting. At this point in the banquet the appetite must be cajoled. The tea is an interruption; it grabs our attention, breaking through the creamy sweetness of the wine and the smooth crème. Thus it is the tea sorbet, rather than th