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Roasted duckling with Rouen sauce

Duckling : young duck.
Rouen sauce : cider or full-bodied red wine reduced with shallots sweated in butter, combined with brown veal stock, parsley, salt, and pepper, and thickened with a purée of chicken liver.

This dish pairs well with 39 drinks :

Palette rouge

Palette rouge
Still red wine(s)

Serve at 15-17°C or 59-63 °F.

Can be drunk from : 3 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 10 to 15 years old.
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Pauillac

Pauillac
Still red wine(s)

Serve at 16-18°C or 61-64 °F.

Can be drunk from : 7 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 20 to 50 years old and more for a 1855 classed growth.
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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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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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Saint-Émilion

Saint-Émilion
Still red wine(s)

Serve at 16-18°C or 61-64 °F.

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

Saumur 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 5 years old.
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Vin de Savoie rouge

Vin de Savoie rouge
Still red wine(s)

Serve at 14-16°C or 57-61 °F.

Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 2 to 5 years old.
Pairing with a dominant Mondeuse grape.
Prefer a pairing with a wine of at least 2 years old.
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Volnay Premier cru

Volnay Premier cru
Still red wine(s)

Serve at 14-16°C or 57-61 °F.

Can be drunk from : 2 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 6 to 12 years old.
Prefer a pairing with a wine of at least 4 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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