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Chinon rouge

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Chinon rouge

Still red wine(s)

Serve at 15-17°C or 59-63 °F.

Can be drunk from : 1 year.
Aging potential (estimation) : 3 to 5 years old for the terraces, 15 to 30 years old and more for the hillside vineyards.

Synonyms

  • Chinon red wine

This drink pairs well with 454 dishes:

Cheeses

Bent River

Bent River
United States. Minnesota.
Soft-ripened cow's milk cheese with bloomy rind.
Ripening : 5 weeks.
Prefer a pairing with a light wine low in tannins.
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Cheeses

Bijou

Bijou
United States. Vermont.
Soft-ripened cheese made from pasteurized goat's milk with a natural rind.
Ripening : 2 weeks.
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Veal

Blanquette de veau

Blanquette de veau
Blanquette : stew of white meat or fish cooked in stock and thickened with egg yolk and cream.
Dish usually served with pasta, potatoes or rice, often completed with mushrooms.
Prefer a pairing with an unoaked wine.
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Cheeses

Boerenkaas

Boerenkaas
Netherlands. South Holland.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from whole raw cow’s milk.
Ripening : 2 weeks minimum.
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Beef

Boeuf à la mode

Boeuf à la mode
Meat slowly cooked in a pot over low heat with white wine, carrots, onion, and broth flavored with herbes de Provence.
Prefer a pairing with a wine from hillside.
Prefer a pairing with a wine of at least 3 years old.
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Sauces

Bolognese sauce

Bolognese sauce
Bolognese sauce : meat-based sauce with soffritto (the Italian version of a mirepoix) made from onion, celery, and carrot. The various meats are minced or finely chopped and slow-cooked.
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Seafish

Bordeaux style lamprey

Bordeaux style lamprey
France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Gironde.
Fish cooked in a red wine sauce mixed with its blood and served with garlic croutons.
Prefer a pairing with a wine from hillside.
Prefer a pairing with a wine aged 5 to 10 years old.
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Pork

Braised ham

Braised ham
Braise : to cook food slowly, after browning it on all sides, in a small amount of flavored liquid while avoiding any evaporation, over low heat and covered.
Prefer a pairing with a wine from terraces.
Prefer a pairing with a wine aged 2 to 5 years old.
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Beef

Braised oxtails in red wine sauce

Braised oxtails in red wine sauce
Braise : to cook food slowly, after browning it on all sides, in a small amount of flavored liquid while avoiding any evaporation, over low heat and covered.
Red wine sauce : a rich sauce made with veal stock and red wine, blended with butter, shallots, bay leaf, pepper, and thyme.
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Veal

Braised veal grenadine

Braised veal grenadine
Veal grenadine : Slice of meat cut from the tenderloin, prepared in the style of a tournedos.
Braise : to cook food slowly, after browning it on all sides, in a small amount of flavored liquid while avoiding any evaporation, over low heat and covered.
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Veal

Braised veal medallion

Braised veal medallion
Medallion : piece of meat (3 to 4 cm thick) sliced from the tenderloin, prepared in the style of a tournedos.
Braise : to cook food slowly, after browning it on all sides, in a small amount of flavored liquid while avoiding any evaporation, over low heat and covered.
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