Food and wine pairing
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Saumur-Champigny
Still red wine(s)
Serve at 16-18°C or 61-64 °F.
Aging potential (estimation) : 8 to 15 years old.
This drink pairs well with 360 dishes:
Pizza, Quiche, Tart, Pie
Regina pizza
Pizza with mushroom, ham, mozzarella and tomato sauce.
Prefer a pairing with a fruity and light wine.
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Beef
Rib steak over vine shoots
Rib steak : rib of beef with bone attached.
Prefer a pairing with a wine of at least 5 years old.
Don't hesitate to decant the wine.
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Beef
Rib steak with coarse salt and bone marrow
Rib steak : rib of beef with bone attached.
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Cured Meats
Rillauds
France. Pays de la Loire. Maine-et-Loire.
Pork belly with crispy crackling, rendered and confit in fat.
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Cured Meats
Rillettes
Pork meat slowly cooked over low heat in its own fat.
Served cold.
Prefer a pairing with a wine aged 2 to 8 years old.
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Cured Meats
Rillettes de Tours
France. Centre-Val de Loire. Indre-et-Loire. Pays de la Loire. Loire-Atlantique. Maine-et-Loire. Saumur. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Poitou-Charentes.
Cold cut made from shredded pork meat, slowly cooked over low heat in fat and seasoned with salt, pepper, spices, and Vouvray wine.
Prefer a pairing with a wine aged 2 to 8 years old.
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Cured Meats
Rillettes du Mans
Prefer a pairing with a wine aged 2 to 8 years old.
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Cured Meats
Rillons
France. Centre-Val de Loire. Indre-et-Loire. Pays de la Loire. Loire-Atlantique. Maine-et-Loire. Saumur. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Poitou-Charentes.
Pork belly seared and confit in fat.
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Beef
Roast beef tournedos
Tournedos : a thick slice cut from the tenderloin (about one to two centimeters).
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Poultry
Roast chicken with herbs
Prefer a pairing with a fruity wine with soft tannins.
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Sheep and Goats
Roast Pauillac lamb with rosemary
Lamb under 11 weeks and between 11 and 15 kilos.
Prefer a pairing with a wine of at least 5 years old.
Don't hesitate to decant the wine.
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