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:
Shellfish and Seafood
Bordeaux style Bay scallops
Bordeaux : shallots, parsley and white wine.
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Shellfish and Seafood
Bordeaux style crayfish
Crayfish flambéed with Cognac served with a mirepoix and a tomato and white wine-based sauce.
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Shellfish and Seafood
Bordeaux style scallops
Bordeaux : shallots, parsley and white wine.
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Hot Starters
Bouchée à la reine
France. Grand Est. Meurthe-et-Moselle. Meuse. Moselle. Vosges.
Individual puff pastry filled with a savory mixture cut into small cubes or slices (poultry, sweetbreads, ham, mushrooms) and bound together with a thick sauce (béchamel sauce, financière sauce, suprême sauce).
Prefer a pairing with the sauce or the garnish.
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Seafish
Bouillabaisse
Provençal fish stew.
The name of this dish is said to come from Provençal Occitan bolh (boiling) and abaissar (to lower): bouille and abaisse.
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Seafish
Bourride
France. Occitania. Aude. Gard. Hérault. Pyrénées-Orientales. Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. Alpes-Maritimes. Bouches-du-Rhône. Var.
Steamed white fish soup (monkfish, sea bass, mackerel, mullet), served with a vegetable brunoise (carrot, celery, onion, leek, etc) and accompanied by aioli or olive oil mayonnaise, with garlic-rubbed croutons.
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Shellfish and Seafood
Braised scallops
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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Poultry
Bresse chicken with cream sauce
Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.
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Poultry
Bresse fattened chicken en demi deuil
Demi-deuil : slices of truffle inserted between skin and flesh to infuse the aroma.
Prefer a pairing with a developed wine.
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Seafish
Brill with dieppoise sauce
Dieppoise sauce : A Normandy-style sauce enriched with mussel or oyster cooking juice.
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Cheeses
Cabécou
France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Cantal. Occitania. Aveyron, Rouergue. Lot. Tarn-et-Garonne.
Soft-ripened goat cheese made from whole raw milk with a bloomy rind.
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Cheeses
Cantal jeune
France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Cantal.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from cow's milk.
Ripening : 4 months maximum.
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Poultry
Chicken supreme with cream sauce
Poultry supreme : all the white meat from the breast and wings of poultry.
Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.
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Main courses
Chicken tajine with lemon confit
Tajine : stew of vegetables, fish or meat.
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