Food and wine pairing
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Saint-Sardos rouge
Serve at 15-17°C or 59-63 °F.
Aging potential (estimation) : 3 to 10 years old.
Synonyms
- Saint-Sardos red wine
This drink pairs well with 29 dishes:
Poultry
Confit duck leg with Sarlat style potatoes
Sarlat style potatoes : potatoes cooked in duck fat with garlic and parsley.
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Poultry
Duck confit with Sarlat style potatoes
Sarlat style potatoes : potatoes cooked in duck fat with garlic and parsley.
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Pizza, Quiche, Tart, Pie
Duck pithivier
Puff pastry pie filled with duck confit, duck foie gras, mushrooms, onions, and a touch of whisky.
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Main courses
Fresinat
France. Occitania. Tarn.
Fatty pieces of pork meat (normally pork jowl) cut into cubes and cooked in duck fat served with sautéed potatoes and a persillade sauce.
Persillade sauce : blend of chopped parsley and garlic mixed with breadcrumbs and/or olive oil and vinegar.
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Poultry
Glazed spring chicken with sweet spices
To glaze : to spread honey over the skin of an animal before cooking in order to achieve a crispy and sweet texture with a shiny appearance.
Roast duck with orange sauce.
Sweet spices : star anise, cinnamon, cardamom, clove, turmeric, nutmeg, saffron, vanilla… These are spices that bring a sweet and fragrant flavor, a warm or aromatic complexity, sometimes slightly spicy, but never harsh, burning, or strong.
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Beef
Grilled rib steak and grenailles potatoes
Rib steak : rib of beef with bone attached.
Grenailles : small potatoes (diameter between 18 and 35 millimeters).
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Beef
Grilled rib steak with porcini mushrooms
Rib steak : rib of beef with bone attached.
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Salads
Landaise salad
France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Landes.
Mixed salad made with asparagus, foie gras, duck gizzards, cured ham, smoked duck breast, corn, frisée lettuce, pine nuts, and tomatoes.
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Cheeses
Muracciole
France. Corsica.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from raw sheep's milk with a natural rind.
Ripening : 4 weeks.
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Cheeses
Pavé correzien
France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Limousin. Corrèze.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk.
Ripening : 5 to 6 months.
Prefer a pairing with a wine aged 1 to 4 years old.
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