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Food and wine pairing

Côtes de Bourg rouge

Serve at 16-18°C or 61-64 °F.

Can be drunk from : 1 year.
Aging potential (estimation) : 4 to 8 years old.

This drink pairs well with 192 dishes:

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 fruity wine with soft tannins.
Prefer a pairing with a wine over 4 years old.
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Poultry

Braised duck with turnips

Braised duck with turnips
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 of at least 3 years old.
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Poultry

Braised duckling with turnips

Braised duckling with turnips
Duckling : young duck.
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 of at least 3 years old.
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Beef

Braised rib steak

Braised rib steak
Rib steak : rib of beef with bone attached. 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.
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 of at least 3 years old.
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Main courses

Cabbage potée

Cabbage potée
Potée : mixture of meat or sausage, vegetables and baked potatoes in broth cooked several hours in an earthenware pot.
Prefer a pairing with a wine of at least 3 years old.
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Cheeses

Camembert

Camembert
France. Normandy.
Soft-ripened cow's milk cheese with bloomy rind.
Prefer a pairing with a wine of at least 3 years old.
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Sauces

Chasseur sauce

Chasseur sauce
Chasseur sauce : brown sauce made from veal (and sometimes beef) stock, white wine, and butter, enhanced with chopped shallots, sliced mushrooms, crushed tomatoes, and finely chopped parsley.
Prefer a pairing with a wine of at least 3 years old.
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Beef

Chateaubriand with béarnaise sauce

Chateaubriand with béarnaise sauce
Chateaubriand : cut of meat in the tenderloin filet with a thickness of 4 to 8 cm cut..
Bearnaise sauce : hot sauce with clarified butter and reduction of shalots with vinegar and tarragon emulsified in egg yolks.
Prefer a pairing with a wine of at least 3 years old.
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Poultry

Chich taouk

Chich taouk
Spit-roasted chicken kebab, marinated in garlic, lemon, and spices (including cinnamon and cumin), grilled over charcoal.
Served sliced thin in pita bread with Toum sauce (garlic, lemon juice, oil and salt).
Pairing with a dominant Merlot grape.
Prefer a pairing with a wine of at least 3 years old.
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Poultry

Chicken cacciatore

Chicken cacciatore
Chasseur sauce : brown sauce made from veal (and sometimes beef) stock, white wine, and butter, enhanced with chopped shallots, sliced mushrooms, crushed tomatoes, and finely chopped parsley.
Prefer a pairing with a wine of at least 3 years old.
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