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Food and wine pairing

Pessac-Léognan rouge

Serve at 16-18°C or 61-64 °F.

Can be drunk from : 3 years, 5 years at least for a cru classé.
Aging potential (estimation) : 10 to 20 years old and more for a classed growth.

This drink pairs well with 275 dishes:

Beef

Steak au poivre

Steak au poivre
Beef flambéed with Cognac and served with a pepper sauce flavored with white wine, Marsala, or Port, and optionally accompanied by mustard.
Prefer a pairing with a wine aged 5 to 15 years old.
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Pork

Sweet and sour pork

Sweet and sour pork
Chine. Canton.
Pork dish made with small square-cut pieces, deep-fried and served in a sauce made from ketchup mixed with sugar or honey, soy sauce, rice vinegar, and sometimes pineapple, carrot, chopped onions, and/or pepper.
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Appetizers and Amuse-bouches

Tastou

Tastou
France. Occitania. Lot.
Slices of toasted bread rubbed with garlic and topped with black truffle slices, butter, oil, duck fat or goose fat, pepper and salt.
Prefer a pairing with a wine aged 5 to 15 years old.
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Beef

Tournedos Rossini

Tournedos Rossini
Rossini : piece of meat, cut into medallion (several centimeters thick) on a slice of bread golden-browned in butter, topped with a slice of seared foie gras and covered with three truffle slices. The sauce is prepared with the cooking juices deglazed with Madeira and added grated black truffle.
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Cold starters

Tuna tataki with sesame

Tuna tataki with sesame
Tataki : raw fish or raw meat cut into thin slices that are seared, then marinated in rice vinegar or mirin before being seasoned with a condiment (often ginger)
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Veal

Veal roast Orloff

Veal roast Orloff
Orloff : cooked veal sliced and covered with a sauce Soubise mixed with chopped mushrooms and onion puree (no cheese in the recipe).
Served hot.
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