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Food and wine pairing

Alsace Riesling Vendanges tardives

Serve at 08-10°C or 46-50 °F.

Can be drunk from : 3 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 10 to 20 years old.

This drink pairs well with 98 dishes:

Desserts and Sweet Courses

Floating island

Floating island
Beaten egg whites baked in a mold, in the oven and in a bain-marie, accompanied by crème anglaise.
Generally topped with caramel.
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Cheeses

Garrotxa

Garrotxa
Spain. Catalonia. Tarragona.
Soft-ripened cheese made from pasteurized goat's milk with a bloomy rind of gray or blue-gray color.
Ripening : 4 to 8 weeks.
Serve with the most mature cheeses.
Prefer a pairing with a wine of at least 4 years old.
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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Lemon charlotte

Lemon charlotte
Charlotte : dessert made with cookies, sponge cake, or bread surrounding a heart filled with compote, jam, cream, jelly or fruit puree.
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Shellfish and Seafood

Lobster à l’américaine

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."
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Shellfish and Seafood

Lobster Thermidor

Lobster Thermidor
Lobster meat combined with a béchamel sauce and Cognac, shallots, fish stock, and mustard, then served in its shell and often gratinated.
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