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Veal sweetbreads with financiere sauce

Financiere sauce : Demi-glace (a reduced sauce made from brown stock, usually veal and sometimes beef) enhanced with Madeira and truffle essence.

This dish pairs well with 18 drinks :

Alsace Pinot gris

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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Auxey-Duresses Premier cru blanc

Auxey-Duresses Premier cru blanc
Still white wine(s)

Serve at 12-14°C or 54-57 °F.

Can be drunk from : 2 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 5 to 7 years old.
Prefer a pairing with a full-bodied white wine.
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Bandol rouge

Bandol rouge
Still red wine(s)

Serve at 16-18°C or 61-64 °F.

Can be drunk from : 3 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 10 to 15 years old.
Prefer a pairing with a wine of at least 5 years old.
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Crozes-Hermitage blanc

Crozes-Hermitage blanc
Still white wine(s)

Serve at 12-14°C or 54-57 °F.

Can be drunk from : 1 year.
Aging potential (estimation) : 3 to 6 years old.
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Gevrey-Chambertin

Gevrey-Chambertin
Still red wine(s)

Serve at 14-16°C or 57-61 °F.

Can be drunk from : 2 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 5 to 10 years old.
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Graves rouge

Graves rouge
Still red wine(s)

Serve at 15-17°C or 59-63 °F.

Can be drunk from : 2 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 5 to 10 years old.
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Hermitage blanc

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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Mâcon blanc

Mâcon 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 3 years old.
Prefer a pairing with a wine aged 1 to 3 years old.
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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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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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Pouilly-Fuissé

Pouilly-Fuissé
Still white wine(s)

Serve at 10-12°C or 50-54 °F.

Can be drunk from : 2 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 5 to 10 years old.
Prefer a pairing with a wine aged 2 to 6 years old.
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Pouilly-Loché

Pouilly-Loché
Still white wine(s)

Serve at 11-13°C or 52-55 °F.

Can be drunk from : 1 year.
Aging potential (estimation) : 4 to 8 years old.
Prefer a pairing with a wine aged 1 to 4 years old.
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Pouilly-Vinzelles

Pouilly-Vinzelles
Still white wine(s)

Serve at 11-13°C or 52-55 °F.

Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 3 to 5 years old.
Prefer a pairing with a wine aged 1 to 3 years old.
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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-Péray

Saint-Péray
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 8 years old.
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Saint-Véran

Saint-Véran
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.
Prefer a pairing with a wine aged 1 to 4 years old.
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