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Food and wine pairing

Sancerre rosé

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Sancerre rosé

Still rosé wine(s)

Serve at 10-12°C or 50-54 °F.

Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 1 to 2 years old.

This drink pairs well with 105 dishes:

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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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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Seafish

Monkfish in americaine sauce

Monkfish in americaine sauce
American sauce : a tomato-based sauce blended with softened butter, crushed lobster roe and eggs, all strained.
In France, by mistake, the "American sauce" can be distorted into "sauce armoricaine."
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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Pasta carbonara

Pasta carbonara
Carbonara : pasta dish with eggs, cheese (pecorino romano or parmigiano reggiano), bacon (guanciale or pancetta), black pepper and sometimes cream.
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Sauces

Piquante sauce

Piquante sauce
Piquante sauce : white wine–based sauce with a reduction of shallots and vinegar, flavored with chervil, pickles, and parsley, and finished with a veal demi-glace.
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Main courses

Pot-au-feu

Pot-au-feu
French beef stew with vegetables (carrot, turnip, leek, potato, celeriac, onion, , etc) and spices (bouquet garni and clove).
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Main courses

Potée

Potée
Mixture of meat or sausage, vegetables and baked potatoes in broth cooked several hours in an earthenware pot.
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Pizza, Quiche, Tart, Pie

Quiche lorraine

Quiche lorraine
Shortcrust pastry topped with a mixture of eggs and cream blended with bacon bits.
Prefer a pairing with a wine under 2 years old.
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