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Mercurey rouge

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Mercurey rouge

Still red wine(s)

Serve at 14-16°C or 57-61 °F.

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

Synonyms

  • Mercurey red wine

This drink pairs well with 115 dishes:

Cheeses

Ashbrook

Ashbrook
United States. Vermont.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from raw cow's milk with a washed rind and crossed in the center by a thin line of ash from ash tree.
Ripening : 3 months.
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Beef

Beef bourguignon

Beef bourguignon
Slow-cooked beef in red wine in a covered pot, with mushrooms, pearl onions, and bacon.
Served with boiled potatoes or pasta.
Prefer a pairing with a wine aged 1 to 4 years old.
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Beef

Beef cooked on a string

Beef cooked on a string
On a string : method of cooking meat suspended by a string in the center of a container, without touching the bottom.
Prefer a pairing with a wine aged 1 to 4 years old.
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Beef

Beef daube

Beef daube
Daube : braised stew (lamb, beef, mutton, octopus, wild boar or bull) marinated in white or red wine and aromatics.
Prefer a pairing with a wine aged 2 to 5 years old.
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Cheeses

Blue cheese

Blue cheese
Cheese made from sheep’s, goat’s, and/or cow’s milk, containing internal mold with colors ranging from blue to grey-green.
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Beef

Braised beef

Braised beef
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.
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Cheeses

Brie de Meaux

Brie de Meaux
France. Île-de-France. Seine-et-Marne. Meaux.
Soft-ripened cow's milk cheese with a bloomy rind.
Prefer a pairing with a young, fruity wine.
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Sauces

Charcutiere sauce

Charcutiere sauce
Charcutière sauce  : reduction of shallots, white wine and vinegar deglazed with demi-glace (a rich brown stock-based sauce), finished with mustard and julienned pickles.
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Cheeses

Charolais

Charolais
France. Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Produced in Allier, Loire, Rhone and Saone-et-Loire.
Soft-ripened unpasteurized goat's milk cheese with a mouldy rind.
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Cheeses

Checy

Checy
France. Centre-Val de Loire. Loiret.
Soft-ripened cheese made from whole cow’s milk with a natural rind.
Ripening : 3 weeks.
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Main courses

Chinese hot pot

Chinese hot pot
Stew made with ingredients placed in a pot and cooked at the table.
Dish with thin slices of meat, leafy vegetables, fish, mushrooms, wontons, egg dumplings, seafood…
For the dish based on meat.
Prefer a pairing according the side dish.
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