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Meal and wine pairing

Roasted leg of lamb with flageolets beans

Leg of lamb : cut of meat consisting of the saddle and the leg
One thigh is called Chump.

This dish pairs well with 16 drinks :

Drinks and wines types

Aloxe-Corton Rouge

Vins tranquilles rouges

Serve at 15-18°C ou 59-64 °F.

Pair with a wine of at least 5 years old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 10 to 15 years old.

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Bordeaux Rouge

Vins tranquilles rouges

Serve at 16-18°C ou 61-64 °F.

Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 3 to 5 years old.

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Bordeaux supérieur Rouge

Vins tranquilles rouges

Serve at 15-17°C ou 59-63 °F.

Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 3 to 5 years old.

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Cairanne Rouge

Vins tranquilles rouges

Serve at 16-18°C ou 61-64 °F.

Pair with a wine of at least 2 years old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 3 to 5 years old.

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Canon-Fronsac

Vins tranquilles rouges

Serve at 16-18°C ou 61-64 °F.

Pair with a wine of at least 2 years old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 5 to 10 years old.

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Corbières Rouge

Vins tranquilles rouges

Serve at 15-17°C ou 59-63 °F.

Pair with a wine over 1 year old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 3 to 6 years old.

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Côtes de Bordeaux Blaye Rouge

Vins tranquilles rouges

Serve at 15-17°C ou 59-63 °F.

The commercial name generally used is Blaye Côtes de Bordeaux rouge.
Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 3 to 7 years old.

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Côtes de Bordeaux Rouge

Vins tranquilles rouges

Serve at 16-18°C ou 61-64 °F.

Pair with a wine of at least 1 year old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 4 to 8 years old.

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Haut-Médoc

Vins tranquilles rouges

Serve at 15-17°C ou 59-63 °F.

Pair with a wine of at least 2 years old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 5 to 15 years old.

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Listrac-Médoc

Vins tranquilles rouges

Serve at 15-17°C ou 59-63 °F.

Pair with a wine of at least 2 years old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 6 to 12 years old.

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Médoc Rouge

Vins tranquilles rouges

Serve at 15-17°C ou 59-63 °F.

Pair with a wine of at least 2 years old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 5 to 15 years old.

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Moulis

Vins tranquilles rouges

Serve at 15-17°C ou 59-63 °F.

Pair with a wine of at least 3 years old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 8 to 15 years old.

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Pauillac

Vins tranquilles rouges

Serve at 16-18°C ou 61-64 °F.

Pair with a wine of at least 7 years old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 20 to 50 years old and more for a 1855 classed growth.

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Pessac-Léognan Rouge

Vins tranquilles rouges

Serve at 16-18°C ou 61-64 °F.

Pair with a wine of at least 3 years old, 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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Saint-Émilion

Vins tranquilles rouges

Serve at 16-18°C ou 61-64 °F.

Pair with a wine of at least 3 years old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 5 to 15 years old.

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Scotch ale

Bières

Serve at 11-14°C ou 52-57 °F.

May be called Scottish ale.

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