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Food and wine pairing

Irouléguy blanc

Irouléguy blanc

Serve at 08-10°C or 46-50 °F.

Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 2 to 3 years old.

This drink pairs well with 119 dishes:

Cold starters

Cold seafood in a shell

Cold seafood in a shell
Cold dish made of mixed diced vegetables (macédoine) with seafood, salad, and mayonnaise, served in a scallop shell.
Prefer a pairing with a wine aged 1 to 2 years old.
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Seafish

Darne of salmon with sorrel sauce

Darne of salmon with sorrel sauce
Darne : cross-section of one inch in thickness, including the backbone.
Sorrel sauce : a white wine sauce with sorrel, shallots, butter, cream, and fish stock.
Prefer a pairing with a wine aged 1 to 2 years old.
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Consommés, Broths and Soups

Garbure

Garbure
France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Gascony.
Cab­bage soup with vegetables (broad beans, potatoes, turnip, green peas, onion, garlic, carrot, celeriac, etc) and typically meat pieces, often confit (duck, pork, goose giblets, pork shank, cured ham, sausage, etc).
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Consommés, Broths and Soups

Garlic tourin

Garlic tourin
France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Dordogne (Périgord). Gascony. Landes.
Garlic soup.
Prefer a pairing with a wine aged 1 to 2 years old.
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Cheeses

Le berger basque

Le berger basque
France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Pyrénées-Atlantique. Béarn.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from raw sheep's milk cheese with a washed rind.
Ripening : 3 to 6 months.
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Shellfish and Seafood

Limpets

Limpets
Aquatic snail with a shell broadly conical in shape.
Prefer a pairing with a wine aged 1 to 2 years old.
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Seafish

Lox

Lox
Salmon cut into fillets or a whole piece that has been cold-smoked or cured in brine.
The richer the smoked salmon, more the wine must be marked by the acidity.
Prefer a pairing with a wine aged 1 to 2 years old.
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