Food and wine pairing

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Shellfish and Seafood

Spiny lobster à l’américaine

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."

Synonyms

Crawfish in american-style sauce
Crayfish in american-style sauce
Langouste in american-style sauce
Rock lobsters in american-style sauce
Sea crayfish in american-style sauce

This dish pairs well with 11 drinks :

Alsace Grand cru Riesling

Still white wine(s)

Serve at 08-10°C or 46-50 °F.

Can be drunk from : 2 years.

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

Prefer a pairing with a wine with residual sugar and a certain acidity.

Prefer a pairing with a wine of at least 7 years old.

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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.

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Châteauneuf-du-Pape blanc

Still white wine(s)

Serve at 10-12°C or 50-54 °F.

Can be drunk from : 4 years.

Aging potential (estimation) : 7 to 12 years old.

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Condrieu sec

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) : 3 to 5 years old.

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Corton Grand cru blanc

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.

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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.

Pairing with a dominant Sémillon grape.

Prefer a pairing with a wine of at least 5 years old.

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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.

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Ladoix 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.

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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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Tavel

Still rosé wine(s)

Serve at 12-14°C or 54-57 °F.

Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.

Aging potential (estimation) : 2 to 6 years old.

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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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