Food and wine pairing

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Cheeses

Le Gruyère alpage réserve

Switzerland. Bern. Fribourg. Jura. Neuchâtel. Vaud.

Cheese made from whole raw cow’s milk, pressed in a hemp cloth and cooked, with few or no holes.

Cheese is produced from mid-May to mid-October.

Ripening : 10 months minimum.

This dish pairs well with 25 drinks :

Banyuls Ambré

Mistelle(s), fortified wine(s)

Serve at 10-12°C or 50-54 °F.

Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.

Aging potential (estimation) : 20 years old and more.

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Banyuls Ambré rancio

Mistelle(s), fortified wine(s)

Serve at 16-18°C or 61-64 °F.

Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.

Aging potential (estimation) : 20 years old and more.

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Banyuls blanc

Mistelle(s), fortified wine(s)

Serve at 10-12°C or 50-54 °F.

Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.

Aging potential (estimation) : 5 years old.

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Barsac

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.

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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Bonnezeaux

Sweet and Medium-sweet white wine(s)

Serve at 08-12°C or 46-54 °F.

Can be drunk from : 4 years.

Aging potential (estimation) : 10 to 20 years old and more.

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Cérons

Sweet and Medium-sweet white wine(s)

Serve at 08-10°C or 46-50 °F.

Can be drunk from : 2 years.

Aging potential (estimation) : 8 to 12 years old.

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Coteaux de l'Aubance

Sweet and Medium-sweet white wine(s)

Serve at 09-11°C or 48-52 °F.

Can be drunk from : 4 years.

Aging potential (estimation) : 10 to 20 years old and more.

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Coteaux du Layon

Sweet and Medium-sweet white wine(s)

Serve at 08-10°C or 46-50 °F.

Can be drunk from : 5 years.

Aging potential (estimation) : 20 to 50 years old and more.

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Côtes de Bergerac blanc moelleux

Sweet and Medium-sweet white wine(s)

Serve at 08-10°C or 46-50 °F.

Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.

Aging potential (estimation) : 3 to 5 years old.

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Grand Roussillon rancio

Mistelle(s), fortified wine(s)

Serve at 16-18°C or 61-64 °F.

Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.

Aging potential (estimation) : 20 years old and more.

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Jurançon Vendanges tardives

Sweet and Medium-sweet white wine(s)

Serve at 12-14°C or 54-57 °F.

Can be drunk from : 2 years.

Aging potential (estimation) : 8 to 15 years old.

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Loupiac

Sweet and Medium-sweet white wine(s)

Serve at 08-10°C or 46-50 °F.

Can be drunk from : 5 years.

Aging potential (estimation) : 10 to 15 years old.

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Maury Ambré rancio

Mistelle(s), fortified wine(s)

Serve at 16-18°C or 61-64 °F.

Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.

Aging potential (estimation) : 20 years old and more.

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Monbazillac

Sweet and Medium-sweet white wine(s)

Serve at 06-09°C or 43-48 °F.

Can be drunk from : 3 years.

Aging potential (estimation) : 10 to 15 years old.

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Pacherenc du Vic-Bilh

Sweet and Medium-sweet white wine(s)

Serve at 10-12°C or 50-54 °F.

Can be drunk from : 3 years.

Aging potential (estimation) : 6 to 10 years old.

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Quarts de Chaume

Sweet and Medium-sweet white wine(s)

Serve at 12-14°C or 54-57 °F.

Can be drunk from : 5 years.

Aging potential (estimation) : 20 to 50 years old and more.

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Rasteau Ambré rancio

Mistelle(s), fortified wine(s)

Serve at 14-16°C or 57-61 °F.

Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.

Aging potential (estimation) : 20 years old and more.

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Rasteau blanc

Mistelle(s), fortified wine(s)

Serve at 08-10°C or 46-50 °F.

Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.

Aging potential (estimation) : 10 years old and more.

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Rivesaltes Ambré

Mistelle(s), fortified wine(s)

Serve at 10-12°C or 50-54 °F.

Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.

Aging potential (estimation) : 10 years old and more.

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Rivesaltes rancio

Mistelle(s), fortified wine(s)

Serve at 16-18°C or 61-64 °F.

Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.

Aging potential (estimation) : 20 years old and more.

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Sainte-Croix du Mont

Sweet and Medium-sweet white wine(s)

Serve at 08-10°C or 46-50 °F.

Can be drunk from : 5 years.

Aging potential (estimation) : 10 to 20 years old.

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Saussignac

Sweet and Medium-sweet white wine(s)

Serve at 08-12°C or 46-54 °F.

Can be drunk from : 2 years.

Aging potential (estimation) : 5 to 10 years old.

Prefer a pairing with a wine aged 4 or 6 years old.

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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.

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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Savennières moelleux

Sweet and Medium-sweet white wine(s)

Serve at 10-12°C or 50-54 °F.

Can be drunk from : 5 years.

Aging potential (estimation) : 10 to 20 years old.

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