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Quincy

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Quincy

Still white wine(s)

Serve at 06-08°C or 43-46 °F.

Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 4 to 10 years old.

This drink pairs well with 470 dishes:

Shellfish and Seafood

Lobster Bellevue

Lobster Bellevue
Bellevue : presentation of a shellfish (typically lobster or spiny lobster served in medallions), a whole fish, or a meat (often poultry) cooked whole, served cold and coated with aspic jelly.
Often accompanied by mayonnaise or andalouse sauce (mayonnaise with tomato puree and spices), vegetables, or hard-boiled eggs.
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Shellfish and Seafood

Lobster parisienne

Lobster parisienne
Lobster cooked in a white wine court-bouillon, served cold and topped with mayonnaise, truffle, egg white, chervil, and tarragon, accompanied by tomatoes stuffed with vegetable macédoine.
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Shellfish and Seafood

Lobster Thermidor

Lobster Thermidor
Lobster meat combined with a béchamel sauce and Cognac, shallots, fish stock, and mustard, then served in its shell and often gratinated.
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Seafish

Lox

Lox
Salmon cut into fillets or a whole piece that has been cold-smoked or cured in brine.
The richer the smoked salmon, more the wine must be marked by the acidity.
Prefer a pairing with a wine under 3 years old.
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Cheeses

Mascaré de Banon

Mascaré de Banon
France. Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur. Alpes-de-Haute-Provence.
Soft-ripened cheese made from a blend of whole raw sheep's and goat's milk rectangular cheese curdled with a natural rind.
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Cold starters

Meatloaf

Meatloaf
Ballotine : piece of meat, game, fish, or poultry that is deboned, rolled, stuffed, and tied, cooked in a casserole or set in jelly.
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Seafish

Merlu koxkera

Merlu koxkera
Spain. Basque Country. San Sebastián.
Specialty made with hake with asparagus, shellfish, hard-boiled egg and peas served with a green sauce (salsa verde: garlic, fish stock, olive oil and white wine with parsley).
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Salads

Mesclun with goat cheese

Mesclun with goat cheese
Mesclun : mixed salad composed of at least 5 varieties of shoots or leaves from chicory, oak leaf lettuce, lettuce, lamb's lettuce, dandelion, purslane, spinach shoots, arugula, escarole, radicchio or aromatic herbs.
Prefer a regional pairing.
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