Spiced poached pears with vanilla cheesecake and gingernut crumb

Name: Spiced poached pears with vanilla cheesecake and gingernut crumb
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 5 h 30 min
Total time: 5 h 30 min
Yield: 4 portions
Ingredients: 80 - 120 g raw sugar; 250 g water; 20 g freshly squeezed lemon juice; 2 cinnamon quills; 12 whole cloves; ¼ tsp ground nutmeg; 750 g dry red wine; 4 Beurre Bosc pears; 80 g pure maple syrup; 10 g agar agar; ¼ sea salt; &frac18; tsp ground black pepper; 40 g unsalted butter; 100 g gingernut biscuits; 250 g cream cheese; 150 g pouring (whipping) cream; 40 g pure maple syrup; 1 tsp vanilla bean paste; pecan nuts; micro herbs