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Alsace Grand cru Riesling

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Alsace Grand cru Riesling

Still white wine(s)

Serve at 08-10°C or 46-50 °F.

Can be drunk from : 2 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 10 to 15 years old.

This drink pairs well with 108 dishes:

Shellfish and Seafood

Spiny lobster à l’américaine

Spiny lobster à l’américaine
American sauce : a tomato-based sauce blended with softened butter, crushed lobster roe and eggs, all strained.
In France, by mistake, the "American sauce" can be distorted into "sauce armoricaine."
Prefer a pairing with a wine with residual sugar and a certain acidity.
Prefer a pairing with a wine of at least 7 years old.
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Freshwater fish

Trout with meunière sauce

Trout with meunière sauce
Meunière sauce : cooking juices with butter, chopped parsley, and lemon juice.
Prefer a pairing with a young wine with mineral notes.
Prefer a pairing with a wine over 5 years old.
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