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Barsac

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Barsac

Sweet and Medium-sweet white wine(s)

Serve at 08-12°C or 46-54 °F.

Can be drunk from : 2 years, 5 years at least for a 1855 classed growth.
Aging potential (estimation) : 10 to 30 years old and more for a 1855 classed growth.

This drink pairs well with 469 dishes:

Appetizers and Amuse-bouches

Tastou

Tastou
France. Occitania. Lot.
Slices of toasted bread rubbed with garlic and topped with black truffle slices, butter, oil, duck fat or goose fat, pepper and salt.
Prefer a pairing with a wine over 15 years old.
Serving wine : 08 to 09°C (46-48°F) for wines less than 7 years old. 10 to 12°C (50-54 °F) above.
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Cheeses

Tasty Lancashire

Tasty Lancashire
United Kingdom. Lancashire.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk.
Ripening : 3 to 24 months.
Serving wine : 08 to 09°C (46-48°F) for wines less than 7 years old. 10 to 12°C (50-54 °F) above.
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Pizza, Quiche, Tart, Pie

Thin scallop tart

Thin scallop tart
Thin tart : on puff pastry.
Serving wine : 08 to 09°C (46-48°F) for wines less than 7 years old. 10 to 12°C (50-54 °F) above.
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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Tiramisu

Tiramisu
Italy. Veneto.
A specialty made of Italian biscuits (Savoiardi) layered and soaked in coffee, with a mixture of whipped eggs, sugar, and mascarpone cheese, flavored with cocoa.
Tiramisu literally means "Pull me up" (towards gastronomic bliss).
Serving wine : 08 to 09°C (46-48°F) for wines less than 7 years old. 10 to 12°C (50-54 °F) above.
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Cheeses

Tres leches

Tres leches
Spain. Asturias.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from pasteurized sheep’s, goat’s, and cow’s milk with a virgin olive oil washed rind.
Ripening : 6 months.
Serve with the most mature cheeses.
Serving wine : 08 to 09°C (46-48°F) for wines less than 7 years old. 10 to 12°C (50-54 °F) above.
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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Trianon

Trianon
Almond cake base topped with crunchy praline and chocolate mousse.
Prefer a pairing with a wine of at least 6 years old, 10 years at least for a 1855 classed growth.
Serving wine : 08 to 09°C (46-48°F) for wines less than 7 years old. 10 to 12°C (50-54 °F) above.
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Cheeses

Trillium

Trillium
United States. Indiana.
Triple-cream soft-ripened cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk with a bloomy rind.
Serving wine : 08 to 09°C (46-48°F) for wines less than 7 years old. 10 to 12°C (50-54 °F) above.
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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Tropézienne

Tropézienne
France. Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur.
Brioche split in two and filled with a mixture of pastry cream and buttercream, topped with pearl sugar.
Serving wine : 08 to 09°C (46-48°F) for wines less than 7 years old. 10 to 12°C (50-54 °F) above.
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Seafish

Turbot with hollandaise sauce

Turbot with hollandaise sauce
Hollandaise sauce : shallot reduction with vinegar, mixed with egg yolks and melted butter.
Serving wine : 08 to 09°C (46-48°F) for wines less than 7 years old. 10 to 12°C (50-54 °F) above.
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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Twelfth night cake

Twelfth night cake
Frangipane : almond-based cream mixed with pastry cream with butter, eggs, sugar and flavored with rum.
Prefer a pairing with a wine of at least 6 years old, 10 years at least for a 1855 classed growth.
Serving wine : 08 to 09°C (46-48°F) for wines less than 7 years old. 10 to 12°C (50-54 °F) above.
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Cheeses

Vacherin des Bauges

Vacherin des Bauges
France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Haute-Savoie. Savoie. Abondance. Bauges Mountains.
Soft-ripened cow's milk cheese with a washed rind.
Serving wine : 08 to 09°C (46-48°F) for wines less than 7 years old. 10 to 12°C (50-54 °F) above.
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Veal

Veal chop Foyot

Veal chop Foyot
Foyot : white wine and veal stock reduced with shallot and butter.
Serving wine : 08 to 09°C (46-48°F) for wines less than 7 years old. 10 to 12°C (50-54 °F) above.
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Veal

Veal chop with Normandy sauce

Veal chop with Normandy sauce
Normandy sauce (meat) : blonde roux with cider added and thickened with fresh cream and egg yolk.
Serving wine : 08 to 09°C (46-48°F) for wines less than 7 years old. 10 to 12°C (50-54 °F) above.
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Veal

Veal Milanese

Veal Milanese
Milanesa : with a Parmesan breadcrumb crust.
Serving wine : 08 to 09°C (46-48°F) for wines less than 7 years old. 10 to 12°C (50-54 °F) above.
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Offal and tripe

Veal sweetbreads with cream sauce

Veal sweetbreads with cream sauce
Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.
Prefer a pairing with a wine aged 5 to 15 years old.
Serving wine : 08 to 09°C (46-48°F) for wines less than 7 years old. 10 to 12°C (50-54 °F) above.
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Offal and tripe

Veal sweetbreads with morel cream sauce

Veal sweetbreads with morel cream sauce
Morel sauce : chicken broth, fresh cream, shallots, mushrooms and white wine.
Prefer a pairing with a wine aged 5 to 15 years old.
Serving wine : 08 to 09°C (46-48°F) for wines less than 7 years old. 10 to 12°C (50-54 °F) above.
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Offal and tripe

Veal sweetbreads with Normandy sauce

Veal sweetbreads with Normandy sauce
Normandy sauce (meat) : blonde roux with cider added and thickened with fresh cream and egg yolk.
Prefer a pairing with a wine aged 5 to 15 years old.
Serving wine : 08 to 09°C (46-48°F) for wines less than 7 years old. 10 to 12°C (50-54 °F) above.
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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Walnut cake

Walnut cake
Prefer a pairing with a wine of at least 6 years old, 10 years at least for a 1855 classed growth.
Serving wine : 08 to 09°C (46-48°F) for wines less than 7 years old. 10 to 12°C (50-54 °F) above.
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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Walnut caramel tart

Walnut caramel tart
Prefer a pairing with a wine of at least 6 years old, 10 years at least for a 1855 classed growth.
Serving wine : 08 to 09°C (46-48°F) for wines less than 7 years old. 10 to 12°C (50-54 °F) above.
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