Food and wine pairing
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Pessac-Léognan blanc
Still white wine(s)
Serve at 08-10°C or 46-50 °F.
Aging potential (estimation) : 5 to 10 years old and more for a classed growth.
Synonyms
- Pessac-Léognan white wine
This drink pairs well with 291 dishes:
Seafish
Sea bream in salt crust with hollandaise sauce
Hollandaise sauce : shallot reduction with vinegar, mixed with egg yolks and melted butter.
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Seafish
Sea bream tartare
Tartare : raw ingredient cut into cubes, brunoise, or coarsely chopped, with a strong seasoning.
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Seafish
Sea bream tartare with citrus
Tartare : raw ingredient cut into cubes, brunoise, or coarsely chopped, with a strong seasoning.
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Seafish
Sea bream tartare with lime
Tartare : raw ingredient cut into cubes, brunoise, or coarsely chopped, with a strong seasoning.
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Hot Starters
Seafood vol-au-vent
Vol-au-vent : a round puff pastry shell intended to serve several people (with a diameter of at least 15 centimeters), filled with a mixture of meat, sweetbreads, fish, shellfish, snails, mushrooms… all bound together with a sauce (bisque, béchamel, cream, Nantua sauce…).
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Cheeses
Serra da Estrela curado
Portugal. Serra da Estrela.
Raw sheep's milk cheese curdled with wild thistle with a rind ocher in color.
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Cold starters
Shrimp aspic
Aspic : a cold dish in which the ingredients (vegetables, fruits, eggs, fish, meat, and/or poultry) are encased in a jelly made from stock or consommé.
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Miscellaneous
Shrimp guédille
Canada. Quebec.
Guédille : sandwich made with a hot dog bun filled with salad and mayonnaise sauce.
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Shellfish and Seafood
Shrimp tempura
Tempura : frying batter made with flour, egg and ice water, in which all sorts of vegetables cut into slices or matchsticks, seafood or fish are dipped before frying in sesame oil.
Generally, tempura is dipped in a sauce (dashi, mirin, and soy sauce, flavored with condiments like grated ginger and daikon radish) and served with noodles or rice.
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Cheeses
Smoked Gubbeen
Ireland. Cork.
Oak smoked soft-ripened cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk with a washed rind then wrapped in black wax.
Prefer a pairing with a developed wine.
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Seafish
Smoked salmon
The richer the smoked salmon, more the wine must be marked by the acidity.
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Cold starters
Smoked salmon aspic with Champagne
Aspic : a cold dish in which the ingredients (vegetables, fruits, eggs, fish, meat, and/or poultry) are encased in a jelly made from stock or consommé.
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Seafish
Smoked salmon mousse
The richer the smoked salmon, more the wine must be marked by the acidity.
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