Meal and wine pairing
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Clafoutis
France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Limousin.
Cake made with whole black cherries (guignes), topped with a batter similar to flan custard.
This dish pairs well with 35 drinks :
Drinks and wines types
Alsace Muscat
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) : 3 to 5 years old.
Alsace Pinot noir Rouge
Still red wine(s)
Serve at 14-16°C or 57-61 °F.
Can be drunk from : 1 year.
Aging potential (estimation) : 3 to 10 years old.
Banyuls Traditionnel Rouge
Mistelle(s), fortified wine(s)
Serve at 14-16°C or 57-61 °F.
Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 20 years old and more.
Bourgueil Rouge
Still red wine(s)
Serve at 13-15°C or 55-59 °F.
Can be drunk from : 2 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 5 to 10 years old.
Bugey Cerdon Méthode ancestrale
Rosé sparkling wine(s)
Serve at 05-08°C or 41-46 °F.
Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 1 year old.
Champagne Blanc demi-sec
White sparkling wine(s)
Serve at 08-10°C or 46-50 °F.
Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 1 to 2 years old.
Champagne rosé Brut millésimé
Rosé sparkling 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 4 years old.
For a lightly sweet dessert.
Champagne rosé demi-sec
Rosé sparkling wine(s)
Serve at 08-10°C or 46-50 °F.
Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 1 to 2 years old.
Chinon Rouge
Still red wine(s)
Serve at 15-17°C or 59-63 °F.
Can be drunk from : 1 year.
Aging potential (estimation) : 3 to 5 years old for the terraces, 15 to 30 years old and more for the hillside vineyards.
Clairette de Die Méthode ancestrale
White sparkling wine(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.
Costières de Nîmes Rouge
Still red wine(s)
Serve at 15-16°C or 59-61 °F.
Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 3 to 5 years old.
Coteaux du Loir Rouge
Still red wine(s)
Serve at 14-16°C or 57-61 °F.
Can be drunk from : 2 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 6 to 8 years old.
Crémant d’Alsace rosé
Rosé sparkling wine(s)
Serve at 07-09°C or 45-48 °F.
Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 1 to 2 years old.
Crémant de la Loire rosé Brut
Rosé sparkling wine(s)
Serve at 06-08°C or 43-46 °F.
Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 1 to 2 years old.
Framboise lambic
Beer(s)
Serve at 06-08°C or 43-46 °F.
Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 1 to 3 years old.
Guignolet
Spirit(s) and liqueur(s)
Serve at 06-10°C or 43-50 °F.
Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 5 to 10 years old.
Once you open the bottle, can last it in the fridge for several months..
Jurançon
Sweet and Medium-sweet white wine(s)
Serve at 09-11°C or 48-52 °F.
Can be drunk from : 3 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 10 to 25 years old.
Kirsch
Spirit(s) and liqueur(s)
Serve at 10-15°C or 50-59 °F.
Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 20 years old and more.
Once you open the bottle, consume it within 12 months.
Kriek lambic
Beer(s)
Serve at 06-09°C or 43-48 °F.
Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 1 to 3 years old.
Languedoc 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) : 2 to 5 years old.
Prefer a pairing with a young wine.
Maury 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.
Médoc Rouge
Still red wine(s)
Serve at 16-18°C or 61-64 °F.
Can be drunk from : 2 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 5 to 15 years old.
Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise Blanc
Mistelle(s), fortified wine(s)
Serve at 10-12°C or 50-54 °F.
Can be drunk from : 1 year.
Aging potential (estimation) : 3 to 10 years old.
Muscat de Frontignan Vin de liqueur
Mistelle(s), fortified wine(s)
Serve at 07-09°C or 45-48 °F.
Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 2 to 5 years old.



Prefer a pairing with a wine with a lot of residual sugar.