Meal and wine pairing
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Haut-Poitou Rouge
Vins tranquilles rouges
Serve at: 14-16°C ou 57-61 °F.
Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 3 to 5 years old.
This drink is paired well with 25 meals:?>
Meal families
Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie
Acadian tourtière
Canada. Quebec.
A pie made with at least 50% cubed pork meat, flavored with cinnamon and cloves.
The meat can be accompanied by other meats (beef, turkey, game…), celery, bacon, onion, potatoes…
Beef
Beef tongue with Madeira sauce
Madeira sauce : demi-glace (reduced brown stock) with Madeira.
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Bordeaux style grilled entrecote
Bordelaise sauce : a red wine reduction infused with bone marrow, shallots, tarragon or thyme, butter, and flour.
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Bordeaux style grilled rib steak
Rib steak : rib of beef with bone attached.
Bordelaise sauce : a red wine reduction infused with bone marrow, shallots, tarragon or thyme, butter, and flour.
Sauces
Bordelaise sauce
Bordelaise sauce : a red wine reduction infused with bone marrow, shallots, tarragon or thyme, butter, and flour.
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Casse-museau
France. Centre-Val de Loire. Cher. Indre. Berry.
Goat cheese log baked with butter and flour.
Served warm, not hot.
Main meals
Eel matelote
Matelote : red wine reduction with fish stock and mushrooms.
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Farcis
A hot or cold dish made from hollowed-out vegetables (tomatoes, zucchinis, onions, artichokes, bell peppers, cabbages, eggplants…) stuffed with a filling made of ground meat or sausage meat, mixed with breadcrumbs and herbs.
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Fouée with mojette beans
France. Centre-Val de Loire. Indre-et-Loire. Pays de la Loire. Loire-Atlantique. Maine-et-Loire. Saumur. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Poitou-Charentes.
Mojette beans : white beans from Vendée.
Sauces
Gribiche sauce
Gribiche sauce : enhanced tartar sauce (mayonnaise with capers, chives, gherkins, and chopped parsley) with chopped hard-boiled eggs.
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Matelote sauce
Matelote sauce : red wine reduction with chopped mushrooms, shallots, onions and bouquet garni with brown roux.
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Mothais sur feuille
France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Poitou-Charentes.
Soft-ripened cheese made from raw goat's milk with a natural rind.
Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice
Penne rigate with arrabiata sauce
Arrabiata sauce : simmered tomato sauce with garlic, chili pepper, fresh parsley or basil, and sprinkled with grated Pecorino Romano.
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Pork leg slice with mojette beans
Leg slice : thick, round slice cut crosswise from the shank.
Mojette beans : white beans from Vendée.
Cheeses
Sainte-Maure de Touraine
France. Centre-Val de Loire. Indre-et-Loire. Sainte-Maure de Touraine.
Soft-ripened goat cheese made from whole raw milk with a natural rind of mold ranging from light grey to bluish grey, salted and ash-covered on the surface, adorned with a stalk of rye engraved with the producer's name.
Ripening : 10 days minimum.
Main meals
Stuffed tomatoes
Stuffed tomatoes with tomato, rice, meat, garlic, bread and parsley.
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Tête de veau with gribiche sauce
Gribiche sauce : enhanced tartar sauce (mayonnaise with capers, chives, gherkins, and chopped parsley) with chopped hard-boiled eggs.
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Tête de veau with ravigote sauce
Ravigote sauce : cold or hot acidic sauce based on velouté or vinaigrette with capers, egg yolks, shallots or onion and aromatic herbs (chervil, tarragon, parsley).
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