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Food and wine pairing

Saint-Nicolas de Bourgueil rouge

Saint-Nicolas de Bourgueil rouge

Serve at 14-17°C or 57-63 °F.

Can be drunk from : 1 year.
Aging potential (estimation) : 3 to 10 years old.

This drink pairs well with 165 dishes:

Cheeses

Tomme crayeuse

Tomme crayeuse
France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Haute-Savoie. Annecy.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk with a bloomy rind.
Ripening : 2 months minimum.
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Cheeses

Tomme de Savoie

Tomme de Savoie
France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Haute-Savoie. Savoie.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from cow's milk with a grey washed rind.
Ripening : 70 days minimum.
Prefer a pairing with a wine aged 1 to 3 years old.
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Pizza, Quiche, Tart, Pie

Touraine-style quiche

Touraine-style quiche
Quiche made with shortcrust pastry filled with a mixture of eggs, cream, Rillettes de Tours, and rillons.
Rillons : pieces of pork slowly cooked in their own fat and seasoned with salt, pepper, spices, and sometimes garlic, parsley, or vinegar.
Prefer a pairing with a wine aged 1 to 3 years old.
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Hot Starters

Vol-au-vent

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…).
Prefer a pairing with the sauce or the garnish.
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