Food and wine pairing
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Costières de Nîmes rouge
Still red wine(s)
Serve at 16-18°C or 61-64 °F.
Aging potential (estimation) : 3 to 5 years old.
Synonyms
- Costières de Nîmes red wine
This drink pairs well with 142 dishes:
Beef
Gardiane de taureau
Bull meat marinated in red wine before being cooked slowly over low heat.
Served with rice.
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Beef
Grilled Chateaubriand
Chateaubriand : cut of meat in the tenderloin filet with a thickness of 4 to 8 cm cut.
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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice
Grilled eggplants
Prefer a pairing with a wine aged 1 to 4 years old.
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Offal and tripe
Grilled merguez
Merguez : sausage made from minced meat (beef and/or mutton) with seasonings (garlic, caraway, coriander, cumin, paprika, chili…).
Pairing with a dominant Grenache, Mourvedre and Syrah grapes.
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Seafish
Grilled red mullet with tapenade
Tapenade : garlic, capers, anchovy fillets, black olives, pepper, and olive oil.
Prefer a pairing with a developed wine.
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Beef
Grilled rib steak with peppercorn sauce
Rib steak : rib of beef with bone attached.
Peppercorn sauce : melted butter with shallots deglazed with Cognac, enhanced with crushed pepper, reduced veal stock, and heavy cream.
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Poultry
Guinea fowl with cabbage
Prefer a pairing with a wine aged 2 to 3 years old.
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Beef
Hachis parmentier
Mashed potato combined with diced meat. French equivalent of cottage or shepherd's pie.
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Sheep and Goats
Herb roasted leg of lamb
Leg of lamb : cut of meat consisting of the saddle and the leg
One thigh is called Chump.
Prefer a pairing with a wine aged 1 to 4 years old.
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Sheep and Goats
Herb-crusted lamb fillet
Prefer a pairing with a wine aged 1 to 4 years old.
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