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Sauternes

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Sauternes

Sweet and Medium-sweet white wine(s)

Serve at 08-12°C or 46-54 °F.

Can be drunk from : 2 years, 5 years at least for a 1855 classed growth.
Aging potential (estimation) : 10 to 30 years old and more for a 1855 classed growth.

This drink pairs well with 596 dishes:

Sauces

Mousseline sauce

Mousseline sauce
Mousseline sauce : hollandaise sauce mixed with whipped cream.
Serving wine : 08 to 09°C (46-48°F) for wines less than 7 years old. 10 to 12°C (50-54 °F) above.
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Sauces

Nantua sauce

Nantua sauce
Nantua sauce : a tomato-flavored fish velouté with crayfish butter.
Serving wine : 08 to 09°C (46-48°F) for wines less than 7 years old. 10 to 12°C (50-54 °F) above.
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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Napoléon cake

Napoléon cake
Russia.
Variety of mille-feuille.
Serving wine : 08 to 09°C (46-48°F) for wines less than 7 years old. 10 to 12°C (50-54 °F) above.
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Sauces

Normandy sauce (fish)

Normandy sauce (fish)
Normandy sauce (fish) : reduction of fish velouté with butter, fresh cream, mushroom and mussel cooking juices and thickened with egg yolk (Escoffier).
Serving wine : 08 to 09°C (46-48°F) for wines less than 7 years old. 10 to 12°C (50-54 °F) above.
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Cheeses

Old Gouda

Old Gouda
Netherlands.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from whole cow's milk.
Ripening : 10 to 12 months.
Prefer a pairing with a wine over 8 years old.
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Cheeses

Old Kentucky Tomme

Old Kentucky Tomme
United States. Indiana.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from raw goat’s milk with a natural rind.
Ripening : 4 to 8 months.
Serve with the most mature cheeses.
Serving wine : 08 to 09°C (46-48°F) for wines less than 7 years old. 10 to 12°C (50-54 °F) above.
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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Orange givrée

Orange givrée
Orange sorbet served in an orange.
Serving wine : 08 to 09°C (46-48°F) for wines less than 7 years old. 10 to 12°C (50-54 °F) above.
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Sauces

Orange sauce

Orange sauce
Orange sauce : orange juice with white wine or a reduced veal or poultry stock.
Serving wine : 08 to 09°C (46-48°F) for wines less than 7 years old. 10 to 12°C (50-54 °F) above.
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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Orangettes

Orangettes
Candied orange peel coated in dark chocolate.
Serving wine : 08 to 09°C (46-48°F) for wines less than 7 years old. 10 to 12°C (50-54 °F) above.
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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Oreillettes

Oreillettes
France. Occitania. Aude. Gard. Hérault. Pyrénées-Orientales. Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. Alpes-Maritimes. Bouches-du-Rhône. Var.
Variety of fritter with thin and crispy batter often flavored with orange blossom water and dusted with powdered sugar.
Serving wine : 08 to 09°C (46-48°F) for wines less than 7 years old. 10 to 12°C (50-54 °F) above.
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Cheeses

Ossau-Iraty

Ossau-Iraty
France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Pyrénées-Atlantique. Béarn. Basque Country.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from sheep's milk.
Serving wine : 08 to 09°C (46-48°F) for wines less than 7 years old. 10 to 12°C (50-54 °F) above.
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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Osterlammele

Osterlammele
France. Grand Est. Alsace.
Lamb-shaped sponge cake dusted with powdered sugar.
Serving wine : 08 to 09°C (46-48°F) for wines less than 7 years old. 10 to 12°C (50-54 °F) above.
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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Panna cotta

Panna cotta
Italy.
Dessert made by mixing heavy cream with egg whites and honey, cooked in a bain-marie.
Serving wine : 08 to 09°C (46-48°F) for wines less than 7 years old. 10 to 12°C (50-54 °F) above.
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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Paris-Brest

Paris-Brest
Pastry in the shape of a crown, made of choux pastry filled with praline mousseline cream and topped with flaked almonds.
Serving wine : 08 to 09°C (46-48°F) for wines less than 7 years old. 10 to 12°C (50-54 °F) above.
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Cheeses

Parmigiano Reggiano

Parmigiano Reggiano
Italy. Emilia Romagna and Lombardy south.
Pressed and cooked cheese made from whole raw cow’s milk.
Ripening : 12 months minimum.
Serving wine : 08 to 09°C (46-48°F) for wines less than 7 years old. 10 to 12°C (50-54 °F) above.
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Cheeses

Parmigiano Reggiano stravecchio

Parmigiano Reggiano stravecchio
Italy. Emilia Romagna and Lombardy south.
Pressed and cooked cheese made from whole raw cow’s milk.
Ripening : 36 months.
Serving wine : 08 to 09°C (46-48°F) for wines less than 7 years old. 10 to 12°C (50-54 °F) above.
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Cheeses

Patacabra

Patacabra
Spain. Aragon. Zaragoza.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from pasteurized goat's milk cheese and washed rind from a reddish color to an orange-brown color.
Ripening : 45 days minimum.
Serve with the most mature cheeses.
Serving wine : 08 to 09°C (46-48°F) for wines less than 7 years old. 10 to 12°C (50-54 °F) above.
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Cheeses

Pavé du Nord demi-vieux

Pavé du Nord demi-vieux
France. Hauts-de-France. Nord. Pas-de-Calais.
Hard pasteurized cow's milk cheese annatto colored with a natural rind.
Ripening : 3 months minimum.
Serve with the young cheeses.
Serving wine : 08 to 09°C (46-48°F) for wines less than 7 years old. 10 to 12°C (50-54 °F) above.
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Fruits

Peach

Peach
Serving wine : 08 to 09°C (46-48°F) for wines less than 7 years old. 10 to 12°C (50-54 °F) above.
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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Peach bagatelle

Peach bagatelle
Bagatelle : sponge cake cut into pieces mixed with fruits, cream, and sometimes jam.
Serving wine : 08 to 09°C (46-48°F) for wines less than 7 years old. 10 to 12°C (50-54 °F) above.
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