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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:

Pizza, Quiche, Tart, Pie

Fennel tart

Fennel tart
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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Financier

Financier
Rectangular cake made with butter, almond powder, and egg whites.
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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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.
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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Cheeses

Fourme d'Ambert

Fourme d'Ambert
France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Puy-de-Dôme.
Soft blue cheese made from cow's milk.
Ripening : 28 days minimum.
Prefer a pairing with a developed wine.
Prefer a pairing with a Deuxième cru classé preferably.
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

Fourme de Montbrison

Fourme de Montbrison
France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Loire. Montbrison.
Soft blue cheese made from cow's milk.
Ripening : 1 to 3 months.
Prefer a pairing with a Deuxième cru classé preferably.
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

Foxglove

Foxglove
United States. Indiana.
Double cream soft-ripened cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk with a orange-colored washed rind.
Ripening : 1 to 3 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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Framboisier and vanilla cake

Framboisier and vanilla cake
Framboisier cake : cake made with raspberries, sponge cake and cream.
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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Frangipane

Frangipane
Cream made with almonds mixed with pastry cream, butter, eggs, sugar and flavored with rum.
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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Frangipane tart

Frangipane tart
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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Fruit salad

Fruit salad
Prefer a pairing with the fruit color.
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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Fruit tabbouleh

Fruit tabbouleh
ruits : citrus fruits, mango and apple sweetened with orange blossom honey.
Prefer a pairing with the fruit color.
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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Fruit tart

Fruit tart
Prefer a pairing with the fruit color.
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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Fruit zabaione

Fruit zabaione
Zabaione : egg yolks beaten with a liquid, alcoholic or non-alcoholic, in order to obtain a hot or warm foamy and flavored preparation.
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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Fruitcake

Fruitcake
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

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.
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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Freshwater fish

Gefilte fish

Gefilte fish
Ashkenazi Jewish cuisine.
Stuffed fish (with pike, hake… and served in slices) or large fish balls garnished with a slice of carrot with a horseradish sauce.
Served cold or warm.
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

Glacier blue

Glacier blue
United States. Washington.
Blue cheese made from raw cow's milk with a natural rind.
Ripening : 75 days.
Prefer a pairing with a Deuxième cru classé preferably.
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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