Food and wine pairing
La Grande Rue
Still red wine(s)
Serve at 15-17°C or 59-63 °F.
Aging potential (estimation) : 10 to 20 years old and more.
This drink pairs well with 67 dishes:
Cheeses
Brillat-Savarin
France. Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. Côte d'Or. Saône-et-Loire. Grand Est. Aube. Île-de-France. Seine-et-Marne.
Triple-cream soft-ripened cheese made from cow's milk with a bloomy rind.
Ripening : minimum 5 days for small formats, 8 days for others.
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Cheeses
Dauphin
France. Hauts-de-France. Aisne. Nord.
Maroilles form.
Soft-ripened cow's milk cheese with a washed rind.
Ripening : 2 to 4 months.
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Hot Starters
Duck foie gras with black truffle in puff pastry
Duck foie gras with black truffle wrapped in puff pastry
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Poultry
Duck foie gras with black truffle sauce
Black truffle sauce : crème fraîche and veal stock to which diced black truffles and shallots are added.
Served hot.
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Poultry
Duck Montmorency
Duck served with a sauce made from poultry velouté and Montmorency cherries.
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Cured Meats
Duck paté with duck foie gras and black truffle
Served cold or at room temperature.
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Furred game
Hare à la Cuillère with grilled bacon and chasseur sauce
A la cuillère : meat slow-cooked in a casserole dish (4 to 8 hours at 160°C), hollowed out and stuffed, then gratinéed before serving.
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.
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Furred game
Hare à la royale
A la royale : slow-cooked with red wine and Cognac and completely deboned.
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Sheep and Goats
Lamb with spring vegetables and Soubise sauce
Spring vegetables : vegetables harvested before reaching full maturity.
Soubise sauce : béchamel with onion, butter, fresh cream, salt and pepper.
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Cheeses
Langres
France. Grand Est. Haute-Marne. Vosges. Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. Côte-d'Or.
Soft-ripened cow's milk cheese with a washed rind.
Ripening : 15 to 18 days.
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Sheep and Goats
Leg of lamb en croûte
Leg of lamb : cut of meat consisting of the saddle and the leg
One thigh is called Chump.
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Feathered game
Mallard salmis
Salmis : game or poultry carcass reduction in spiced wine sauce.
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