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Food and wine pairing

Palette rouge

Serve at 15-17°C or 59-63 °F.

Can be drunk from : 3 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 10 to 15 years old.

This drink pairs well with 91 dishes:

Poultry

Roasted duckling with Rouen sauce

Roasted duckling with Rouen sauce
Duckling : young duck.
Rouen sauce : cider or full-bodied red wine reduced with shallots sweated in butter, combined with brown veal stock, parsley, salt, and pepper, and thickened with a purée of chicken liver.
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Sheep and Goats

Roasted provençal leg of lamb

Roasted provençal leg of lamb
Leg of lamb : cut of meat consisting of the saddle and the leg
One thigh is called Chump.
Provençal style : accompanied by sautéed tomatoes with parsley, garlic-infused olive oil, and bread.
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Furred game

Roasted venison with sauce poivrade

Roasted venison with sauce poivrade
Poivrade sauce : mirepoix (carrot, onion, celery) with butter, bacon bits, aromatics (bay leaf, thyme), white wine, vinegar, with a veal or game stock and black peppercorns.
Prefer a pairing with a wine aged 3 to 10 years old.
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Cheeses

Soumaintrain

Soumaintrain
France. Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. Yonne.
Soft-ripened cow's milk cheese with a marc de Bourgogne washed rind, light yellow to ochre in color.
Ripening : 3 to 8 weeks.
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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Stuffed cabbage

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.
Prefer a regional pairing.
Prefer a pairing with a wine aged 3 to 10 years old.
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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Vegetable tian

Vegetable tian
France. Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur.
Summer vegetables (tomato, zucchini, eggplant) placed on a bed of onions and slowly confit in the oven with olive oil and thyme.
Prefer a pairing with a wine aged 3 to 10 years old.
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Furred game

Venison fillet with poivrade sauce

Venison fillet with poivrade sauce
Poivrade sauce : mirepoix (carrot, onion, celery) with butter, bacon bits, aromatics (bay leaf, thyme), white wine, vinegar, with a veal or game stock and black peppercorns.
Prefer a pairing with a wine aged 3 to 10 years old.
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