Food and wine pairing

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Vol-au-vent

Vol-au-vent : a round puff pastry shell intended to serve several people (with a diameter of at least 15 centimeters), filled with a mixture of meat, sweetbreads, fish, shellfish, snails, mushrooms… all bound together with a sauce (bisque, béchamel, cream, Nantua sauce…).

This dish pairs well with 32 drinks :

Alsace Grand cru Riesling Vendanges tardives

Sweet and Medium-sweet white wine(s)

Serve at 08-10°C or 46-50 °F.

Can be drunk from : 3 years.

Aging potential (estimation) : 10 to 20 years old.

Prefer a pairing with the sauce or the garnish.

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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.

Prefer a pairing with the sauce or the garnish.

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Alsace Riesling

Still white wine(s)

Serve at 08-10°C or 46-50 °F.

Can be drunk from : 1 year.

Aging potential (estimation) : 5 to 10 years old.

Prefer a pairing with the sauce or the garnish.

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Anjou blanc

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) : 2 to 3 years old.

Prefer a pairing with the sauce or the garnish.

Prefer a pairing with a dry wine.

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Arbois Savagnin

Still white wine(s)

Serve at 13-16°C or 55-61 °F.

Can be drunk from : 4 years.

Aging potential (estimation) : 20 to 30 years old.

Prefer a pairing with the sauce or the garnish.

Prefer a pairing with a wine of at least 4 years old.

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Beaune blanc

Still white wine(s)

Serve at 12-14°C or 54-57 °F.

Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.

Aging potential (estimation) : 3 to 5 years old.

Prefer a pairing with the sauce or the garnish.

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Bordeaux supérieur rouge

Still red wine(s)

Serve at 15-17°C or 59-63 °F.

Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.

Aging potential (estimation) : 3 to 5 years old.

Prefer a pairing with the sauce or the garnish.

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Bourgogne Hautes Côtes de Beaune 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) : 3 to 5 years old.

Prefer a pairing with the sauce or the garnish.

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Chassagne-Montrachet blanc

Still white wine(s)

Serve at 12-14°C or 54-57 °F.

Can be drunk from : 3 years.

Aging potential (estimation) : 4 to 6 years old.

Prefer a pairing with the sauce or the garnish.

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Chorey-lès-Beaune 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) : 3 to 7 years old.

Prefer a pairing with the sauce or the garnish.

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Côte de Beaune-Villages

Still red wine(s)

Serve at 14-16°C or 57-61 °F.

Can be drunk from : 2 years.

Aging potential (estimation) : 4 to 6 years old.

Prefer a pairing with the sauce or the garnish.

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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.

Prefer a pairing with the sauce or the garnish.

Prefer a pairing with a wine of at least 4 years old.

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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.

Prefer a pairing with the sauce or the garnish.

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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.

Prefer a pairing with the sauce or the garnish.

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Ladoix rouge

Still red wine(s)

Serve at 14-16°C or 57-61 °F.

Can be drunk from : 1 year.

Aging potential (estimation) : 5 to 8 years old.

Prefer a pairing with the sauce or the garnish.

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Mâcon Villages

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 the sauce or the garnish.

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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.

Prefer a pairing with the sauce or the garnish.

Prefer a pairing with a wine of at least 4 years old.

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Montlouis sur Loire demi-sec

Still white wine(s)

Serve at 10-12°C or 50-54 °F.

Can be drunk from : 3 years.

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

Prefer a pairing with the sauce or the garnish.

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Montlouis sur Loire moelleux

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) : 10 to 30 years old.

Prefer a pairing with the sauce or the garnish.

Prefer a pairing with a wine aged 5 to 10 years old.

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Pale ale

Beer(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.

Prefer a pairing with the sauce or the garnish.

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Pessac-Léognan blanc

Still white wine(s)

Serve at 08-10°C or 46-50 °F.

Can be drunk from : 2 years.

Aging potential (estimation) : 5 to 10 years old and more for a classed growth.

Prefer a pairing with the sauce or the garnish.

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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 the sauce or the garnish.

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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 the sauce or the garnish.

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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 the sauce or the garnish.

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Vol-au-vent

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This dish pairs well with 32 drinks :