Food and wine pairing
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Côtes du Rhône Villages rouge
Still red wine(s)
Serve at 16-18°C or 61-64 °F.
Aging potential (estimation) : 3 to 7 years old.
Synonyms
- Côtes du Rhône Villages red wine
This drink pairs well with 362 dishes:
Sheep and Goats
Seven hour leg of lamb
Leg of lamb : cut of meat consisting of the saddle and the leg
One thigh is called Chump.
Seven hours : slow-cooked in wine with garlic and herbs until the meat falls off the bone.
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Sheep and Goats
Shoulder of lamb à la boulangère
Boulangere : studded with garlic cloves.
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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice
Spaghetti carbonara
Italy. Lazio.
Carbonara : pasta dish with eggs, cheese (pecorino romano or parmigiano reggiano), bacon (guanciale or pancetta), black pepper and sometimes cream.
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Sheep and Goats
Spicy lamb with sweet spices
Sweet spices : star anise, cinnamon, cardamom, clove, turmeric, nutmeg, saffron, vanilla… These are spices that bring a sweet and fragrant flavor, a warm or aromatic complexity, sometimes slightly spicy, but never harsh, burning, or strong.
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Sheep and Goats
Spit-roasted knuckle of lamb
Knuckle of lamb : cut of meat located beneath the leg (gigot), surrounding the shinbone of the hind leg.
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Beef
Steak au poivre
Beef flambéed with Cognac and served with a pepper sauce flavored with white wine, Marsala, or Port, and optionally accompanied by mustard.
Prefer a pairing with a wine under 4 years old.
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Beef
Steak au poivre vert
Green peppercorn sauce : melted butter with shallots deglazed with Cognac and reduced, then combined with pepper green, reduced veal stock and cream.
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Furred game
Steak of doe with huntsman sauce
Huntsman sauce : poivrade sauce thickened with cream, blood, and redcurrant jelly.
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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice
Stuffed cabbage
Stuffing made with beef or pork, seasoned with onions, tomatoes, rice, spices, etc., wrapped in one or more cabbage leaves, then boiled or steamed.
Generally eaten hot.
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Poultry
Stuffed pigeon with spices
Prefer a pairing with a wine under 4 years old.
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