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Food and wine pairing

Grilled salmon with béarnaise sauce

Bearnaise sauce : hot sauce with clarified butter and reduction of shalots with vinegar and tarragon emulsified in egg yolks. Served hot.

This dish pairs well with 19 drinks :

Bâtard-Montrachet

Bâtard-Montrachet
Still white wine(s)

Serve at 10-12°C or 50-54 °F.

Can be drunk from : 5 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 15 to 20 years old.
Prefer a pairing with a wine aged 5 to 15 years old.
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Beaune blanc

Beaune blanc
Still white wine(s)

Serve at 12-14°C or 54-57 °F.

Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 3 to 5 years old.
Prefer a pairing with a wine aged 1 to 4 years old.
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Chablis

Chablis
Still white wine(s)

Serve at 10-12°C or 50-54 °F.

Can be drunk from : 2 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 5 to 7 years old.
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Chablis Grand cru

Chablis Grand cru
Still white wine(s)

Serve at 12-14°C or 54-57 °F.

Can be drunk from : 5 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 10 to 15 years old and more.
Prefer a pairing with a wine aged 5 to 12 years old.
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Chevalier-Montrachet

Chevalier-Montrachet
Still white wine(s)

Serve at 12-14°C or 54-57 °F.

Can be drunk from : 6 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 15 to 20 years old and more.
Prefer a pairing with a wine aged 6 to 15 years old.
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Chinon rouge

Chinon rouge
Still red wine(s)

Serve at 15-17°C or 59-63 °F.

Can be drunk from : 1 year.
Aging potential (estimation) : 3 to 5 years old for the terraces, 15 to 30 years old and more for the hillside vineyards.
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Corton-Charlemagne

Corton-Charlemagne
Still white wine(s)

Serve at 12-14°C or 54-57 °F.

Can be drunk from : 7 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 15 to 30 years old and more.
Prefer a pairing with a wine aged 7 to 15 years old.
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Graves blanc

Graves blanc
Still white wine(s)

Serve at 09-11°C or 48-52 °F.

Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 2 to 5 years old.
Prefer a pairing with a wine aged 2 to 4 years old.
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Hermitage blanc

Hermitage blanc
Still white wine(s)

Serve at 12-14°C or 54-57 °F.

Can be drunk from : 2 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 8 to 12 years old.
Prefer a pairing with a wine aged 2 to 8 years old.
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Meursault blanc

Meursault blanc
Still white wine(s)

Serve at 12-14°C or 54-57 °F.

Can be drunk from : 4 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 7 to 12 years old.
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Meursault Premier cru blanc

Meursault Premier cru blanc
Still white wine(s)

Serve at 12-14°C or 54-57 °F.

Can be drunk from : 5 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 10 to 15 years old.
Prefer a pairing with a wine aged 5 to 10 years old.
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Montrachet

Montrachet
Still white wine(s)

Serve at 12-14°C or 54-57 °F.

Can be drunk from : 4 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 15 to 30 years old and more.
Prefer a pairing with a wine aged 4 to 15 years old.
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Pernand-Vergelesses blanc

Pernand-Vergelesses blanc
Still white wine(s)

Serve at 10-12°C or 50-54 °F.

Can be drunk from : 1 year.
Aging potential (estimation) : 3 to 8 years old.
Prefer a pairing with a wine aged 1 to 3 years old.
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Pomerol

Pomerol
Still red wine(s)

Serve at 16-18°C or 61-64 °F.

Can be drunk from : 5 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 10 to 20 years old.
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Puligny-Montrachet Premier cru blanc

Puligny-Montrachet Premier cru blanc
Still white wine(s)

Serve at 12-14°C or 54-57 °F.

Can be drunk from : 4 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 8 to 12 years old.
Prefer a pairing with a wine aged 4 to 8 years old.
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Saint-Aubin blanc

Saint-Aubin blanc
Still white wine(s)

Serve at 12-14°C or 54-57 °F.

Can be drunk from : 2 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 8 to 12 years old.
Prefer a pairing with a wine aged 4 to 8 years old.
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Saint-Joseph blanc

Saint-Joseph blanc
Still white wine(s)

Serve at 10-12°C or 50-54 °F.

Can be drunk from : 1 year.
Aging potential (estimation) : 3 to 10 years old.
Prefer a pairing with a wine aged 1 to 4 years old.
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Sancerre blanc

Sancerre blanc
Still white wine(s)

Serve at 10-12°C or 50-54 °F.

Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 2 to 5 years old.
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