Meal and wine pairing
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Chambertin
Serve at: 13-16°C or 55-61 °F.
Can be drunk from : 8 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 15 to 20 years old and more.
Serving wine : 14 to 15 °C (46-48°F) for wines less than 12 years old. 15 to 16°C (50-54 °F) above.
This drink is paired well with:
Meal families
Beef
Beef bourguignon
Slow-cooked beef in red wine in a covered pot, with mushrooms, pearl onions, and bacon.
Served with boiled potatoes or pasta.
Beef
Beef daube
Daube : braised stew (lamb, beef, mutton, octopus, wild boar or bull) marinated in white or red wine and aromatics.
Cheeses
Bergues
France. Hauts-de-France. Nord. Pas-de-Calais.
Soft-ripened cheese made from raw cow's milk cheese with a beer-washed rind.
Cheeses
Epoisses
France. Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Soft-ripened cheese made from raw cow's milk with a marc de Bourgogne washed rind.
Cheeses
Gubbeen Extra Mature
Ireland. Cork.
Soft-ripened cow's milk cheese with a washed rind.
Ripening : 2 months.
Furred game
Hare à la Cuillère with grilled bacon and chasseur sauce
A la cuillère : meat slow-cooked in a casserole dish (4 to 8 hours at 160°C), hollowed out and stuffed, then gratinéed before serving.
Chasseur sauce : brown sauce made from veal (and sometimes beef) stock, white wine, and butter, enhanced with chopped shallots, sliced mushrooms, crushed tomatoes, and finely chopped parsley.
Furred game
Hare à la royale
A la royale : slow-cooked with red wine and Cognac and completely deboned.
Prefer a pairing with a wine of at least 10 years old.