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Monkfish in americaine sauce

American sauce : a tomato-based sauce blended with softened butter, crushed lobster roe and eggs, all strained.
In France, by mistake, the "American sauce" can be distorted into "sauce armoricaine."

This dish pairs well with 38 drinks :

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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Minervois blanc

Minervois 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 4 years old.
Prefer a pairing with a wine aged 1 to 4 years old.
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Montlouis sur Loire sec

Montlouis sur Loire sec
Still white wine(s)

Serve at 10-12°C or 50-54 °F.

Can be drunk from : 2 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 5 to 15 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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Picpoul de Pinet

Picpoul de Pinet
Still white wine(s)

Serve at 08-10°C or 46-50 °F.

Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 1 to 3 years old.
Prefer a pairing with a wine under 3 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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Reuilly rosé

Reuilly rosé
Still rosé wine(s)

Serve at 08-10°C or 46-50 °F.

Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 1 to 3 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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Sancerre rosé

Sancerre rosé
Still rosé wine(s)

Serve at 10-12°C or 50-54 °F.

Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 1 to 2 years old.
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Saumur blanc

Saumur blanc
Still white wine(s)

Serve at 10-12°C or 50-54 °F.

Can be drunk from : 1 year.
Aging potential (estimation) : 4 to 8 years old.
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Savennières

Savennières
Still white wine(s)

Serve at 10-12°C or 50-54 °F.

Can be drunk from : 5 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 10 to 30 years old.
Prefer a pairing with a dry wine.
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Vouvray sec

Vouvray sec
Still white wine(s)

Serve at 10-12°C or 50-54 °F.

Can be drunk from : 3 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 5 to 15 years old.
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