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Hare à la Cuillère with grilled bacon and chasseur sauce

A la cuillère : meat slow-cooked in a casserole dish (4 to 8 hours at 160°C), hollowed out and stuffed, then gratinéed before serving.
Chasseur sauce : brown sauce made from veal (and sometimes beef) stock, white wine, and butter, enhanced with chopped shallots, sliced mushrooms, crushed tomatoes, and finely chopped parsley.

This dish pairs well with 61 drinks :

Pessac-Léognan rouge

Pessac-Léognan rouge
Still red wine(s)

Serve at 16-18°C or 61-64 °F.

Can be drunk from : 3 years, 5 years at least for a cru classé.
Aging potential (estimation) : 10 to 20 years old and more for a classed growth.
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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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Pommard

Pommard
Still red wine(s)

Serve at 14-16°C or 57-61 °F.

Can be drunk from : 3 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 5 to 10 years old.
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Richebourg

Richebourg
Still red wine(s)

Serve at 15-17°C or 59-63 °F.

Can be drunk from : 8 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 20 to 50 years old and more.
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Romanée Saint-Vivant

Romanée Saint-Vivant
Still red wine(s)

Serve at 15-17°C or 59-63 °F.

Can be drunk from : 8 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 20 to 50 years old and more.
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Romanée-Conti

Romanée-Conti
Still red wine(s)

Serve at 15-17°C or 59-63 °F.

Can be drunk from : 8 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 20 to 50 years old and more.
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Ruchottes-Chambertin

Ruchottes-Chambertin
Still red wine(s)

Serve at 14-16°C or 57-61 °F.

Can be drunk from : 7 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 10 to 25 years old.
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Saint-Chinian rouge

Saint-Chinian rouge
Still red wine(s)

Serve at 15-17°C or 59-63 °F.

Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 2 to 8 years old.
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Saint-Estèphe

Saint-Estèphe
Still red wine(s)

Serve at 16-18°C or 61-64 °F.

Can be drunk from : 6 years, 10 years at least for a 1855 classed growth.
Aging potential (estimation) : 10 to 30 years old and more for a 1855 classed growth.
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Saint-Joseph rouge

Saint-Joseph rouge
Still red wine(s)

Serve at 16-18°C or 61-64 °F.

Can be drunk from : 1 year.
Aging potential (estimation) : 3 to 10 years old.
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Saint-Julien

Saint-Julien
Still red wine(s)

Serve at 15-17°C or 59-63 °F.

Can be drunk from : 5 years, 8 years at least for a 1855 classed growth.
Aging potential (estimation) : 10 to 25 years old and more for a 1855 classed growth.
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Volnay

Volnay
Still red wine(s)

Serve at 14-16°C or 57-61 °F.

Can be drunk from : 1 year.
Aging potential (estimation) : 3 to 8 years old.
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Vosne-Romanée

Vosne-Romanée
Still red wine(s)

Serve at 14-16°C or 57-61 °F.

Can be drunk from : 5 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 8 to 15 years old.
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