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Food and wine pairing

Médoc rouge

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Médoc rouge

Still red wine(s)

Serve at 15-17°C or 59-63 °F.

Can be drunk from : 2 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 5 to 15 years old.

Synonyms

  • Médoc red wine

This drink pairs well with 454 dishes:

Main courses

Pot-au-feu

Pot-au-feu
French beef stew with vegetables (carrot, turnip, leek, potato, celeriac, onion, , etc) and spices (bouquet garni and clove).
Prefer a pairing with a wine with tannins.
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Main courses

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 with tannins.
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Feathered game

Quail salmis

Quail salmis
Salmis : game or poultry carcass reduction in spiced wine sauce.
Prefer a pairing with a wine aged 5 to 10 years old.
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Rabbit

Rabbit cacciatore

Rabbit 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.
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Cheeses

Reblochon laitier

Reblochon laitier
France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Savoie.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from raw cow's milk (Red label).
Prefer a pairing with a young wine, low in tannins.
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Sauces

Red butter sauce

Red butter sauce
Red butter sauce : shallots and red wine with butter.
Prefer a pairing with a young wine with a dominant Merlot grape.
Prefer a pairing with a wine aged 2 to 5 years old.
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Cheeses

Red Leicester

Red Leicester
United Kingdom. Leicestershire.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from cow's milk colored with annatto.
Ripening : 6 to 12 months.
Pairing with a dominant Cabernet-sauvignon grape.
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Beef

Rib steak in a salt crust

Rib steak in a salt crust
Rib steak : rib of beef with bone attached.
Salt crust : a cooking method in which food (vegetables, fish, or meat) is entirely covered with coarse salt to ensure even cooking.
Prefer a pairing with a wine aged 4 to 8 years old.
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