Food and wine pairing

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Twelfth night cake

Frangipane : almond-based cream mixed with pastry cream with butter, eggs, sugar and flavored with rum.

Synonyms

Epiphany cake
French king cake with frangipane

This dish pairs well with 33 drinks :

Drinks and wines types

White sparkling wine(s) (12)

Sweet and Medium-sweet white wine(s) (11)

Cider(s) / Perry / Mead (4)

Beer(s) (2)

Mistelle(s), fortified wine(s) (2)

Spirit(s) and liqueur(s) (1)

Still white wine(s) (1)

Alsace Pinot gris

Still white wine(s)

Serve at 08-10°C or 46-50 °F.

Can be drunk from : 1 year.

Aging potential (estimation) : 3 to 10 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.

Prefer a pairing with a wine of at least 6 years old, 10 years at least for a 1855 classed growth.

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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Brut cider

Cider(s) / Perry / Mead

Serve at 06-09°C or 43-48 °F.

Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.

Aging potential (estimation) : 1 year old.

Once you open the bottle, consume it within 3 days.

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Calvados Domfrontais

Spirit(s) and liqueur(s)

Serve at 18-24°C or 64-75 °F.

Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.

Aging potential (estimation) : 30 years old and more.

Prefer a pairing with a beverage less than 10 years old.

Once you open the bottle, consume it within 6 months.

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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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Champagne blanc demi-sec

White sparkling wine(s)

Serve at 06-08°C or 43-46 °F.

Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.

Aging potential (estimation) : 1 to 2 years old.

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Clairette de Die demi-sec

White sparkling wine(s)

Serve at 06-09°C or 43-48 °F.

Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.

Aging potential (estimation) : 1 to 2 years old.

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Clairette de Die Extra-sec

White sparkling wine(s)

Serve at 06-08°C or 43-46 °F.

Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.

Aging potential (estimation) : 1 to 2 years old.

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Clairette de Die Méthode ancestrale

White sparkling wine(s)

Serve at 06-08°C or 43-46 °F.

Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.

Aging potential (estimation) : 1 year 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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Crémant d'Alsace blanc sec

White sparkling wine(s)

Serve at 06-08°C or 43-46 °F.

Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.

Aging potential (estimation) : 1 to 3 years old.

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Crémant de Bourgogne blanc sec

White sparkling wine(s)

Serve at 06-08°C or 43-46 °F.

Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.

Aging potential (estimation) : 1 to 3 years old.

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Demi-sec cider

Cider(s) / Perry / Mead

Serve at 06-09°C or 43-48 °F.

Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.

Aging potential (estimation) : 1 year old.

Once you open the bottle, consume it within 3 days.

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Gaillac Doux

Sweet and Medium-sweet white wine(s)

Serve at 07-09°C or 45-48 °F.

Can be drunk from : 1 year.

Aging potential (estimation) : 3 to 6 years old.

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Gaillac Méthode ancestrale

White sparkling wine(s)

Serve at 06-08°C or 43-46 °F.

Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.

Aging potential (estimation) : 1 to 2 years old.

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Jurançon

Sweet and Medium-sweet white wine(s)

Serve at 09-11°C or 48-52 °F.

Can be drunk from : 3 years.

Aging potential (estimation) : 10 to 25 years old.

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Limoux Méthode ancestrale

White sparkling wine(s)

Serve at 06-09°C or 43-48 °F.

Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.

Aging potential (estimation) : 1 to 2 years old.

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Mead

Cider(s) / Perry / Mead

Serve at 08-14°C or 46-57 °F.

Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.

Aging potential (estimation) : 10 years.

Once you open the bottle, can last it in the fridge for one month.

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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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Montlouis sur Loire Mousseux demi-sec

White sparkling wine(s)

Serve at 06-09°C or 43-48 °F.

Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.

Aging potential (estimation) : 1 to 3 years old.

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Montlouis sur Loire Mousseux Extra-brut

White sparkling wine(s)

Serve at 06-08°C or 43-46 °F.

Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.

Aging potential (estimation) : 1 to 3 years old.

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Muscat de Frontignan Vin de liqueur

Mistelle(s), fortified wine(s)

Serve at 07-09°C or 45-48 °F.

Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.

Aging potential (estimation) : 2 to 5 years old.

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