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Meal and wine pairing

Apple charlotte

Charlotte : dessert made with cookies, sponge cake, or bread surrounding a heart filled with compote, jam, cream, jelly or fruit puree.

This dish pairs well with 16 drinks :

Drinks and wines types

Alsace Grand cru Pinot gris Vendanges tardives

Sweet and Medium-sweet white wines

Serve at 08-10°C ou 46-50 °F.

Pair with a wine of at least 2 years old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 20 years old and more.

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Brut cider

Ciders / Perry / Mead

Serve at 06-09°C ou 43-48 °F.

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Champagne Rosé Demi-sec

Rosé sparkling wines

Serve at 08-10°C ou 46-50 °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

White sparkling wines

Serve at 06-09°C ou 43-48 °F.

Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 1 to 2 years old.

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Côtes de Montravel

Sweet and Medium-sweet white wines

Serve at 08-10°C ou 46-50 °F.

Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 2 to 4 years old.

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Haut-Montravel

Sweet and Medium-sweet white wines

Serve at 10-12°C ou 50-54 °F.

Pair with a wine of at least 2 years old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 8 to 12 years old.

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Jurançon

Sweet and Medium-sweet white wines

Serve at 09-11°C ou 48-52 °F.

Pair with a wine of at least 3 years old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 10 to 25 years old.

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Limoux Méthode ancestrale

White sparkling wines

Serve at 06-09°C ou 43-48 °F.

Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 1 to 2 years old.

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Muscat de Frontignan Vin de liqueur

Mistelles, fortified wines

Serve at 07-09°C ou 45-48 °F.

Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 2 to 5 years old.

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Muscat de Mireval

Mistelles, fortified wines

Serve at 08-10°C ou 46-50 °F.

Pair with a wine of at least 1 year old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 3 to 10 years old.

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Muscat de Rivesaltes

Mistelles, fortified wines

Serve at 07-09°C ou 45-48 °F.

Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 4 to 10 years old.

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Muscat de Saint-Jean de Minervois

Mistelles, fortified wines

Serve at 08-10°C ou 46-50 °F.

Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 2 to 8 years old.

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Pineau des Charentes Blanc

Mistelles, fortified wines

Serve at 08-10°C ou 46-50 °F.

Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 2 years old.
Once you open the bottle, consume it within 12 months.

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Saumur-Champigny

Still red wines

Serve at 16-18°C ou 61-64 °F.

Pair with a wine of at least 2 years old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 8 to 15 years old.

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Sauternes

Sweet and Medium-sweet white wines

Serve at 08-12°C ou 46-54 °F.

Pair 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.
Aging potential (estimation) : 30 years old and more for a 1855 classed growth.

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Sweet cider

Ciders / Perry / Mead

Serve at 06-09°C ou 43-48 °F.

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