Meal and wine pairing
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Macarons
Cupcakes made of two meringue-based biscuits with a cream or ganache filling in between.
Synonyms: French macaronsThis dish pairs well with 18 drinks :
Drinks and wines types
Barsac
Sweet and Medium-sweet white wine(s)
Serve at 08-12°C or 46-54 °F.
Can be drunk from : 2 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 10 to 30 years old and more for a 1855 classed growth.
Bonnezeaux
Sweet and Medium-sweet white wine(s)
Serve at 08-12°C or 46-54 °F.
Can be drunk from : 4 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 10 to 20 years old and more.
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.
Cérons
Sweet and Medium-sweet white wine(s)
Serve at 08-10°C or 46-50 °F.
Can be drunk from : 2 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 8 to 12 years old.
Champagne blanc brut
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 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 Blanc doux
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 Blanc Extra-sec
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 to 2 years old.
Champagne blanc sec
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 to 2 years old.
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.
Coteaux du Layon
Sweet and Medium-sweet white wine(s)
Serve at 08-10°C or 46-50 °F.
Can be drunk from : 5 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 20 to 50 years old and more.
Crémant de la Loire Blanc
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) : 2 to 3 years old.
Gaillac Méthode ancestrale Doux
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 to 2 years old.
Limoux Blanquette de Limoux
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) : 2 years old.
Limoux Méthode ancestrale
White sparkling wine(s)
Serve at 06-09°C or 43-48 °F.
Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 1 to 2 years old.
Montlouis sur Loire moelleux
Sweet and Medium-sweet white wine(s)
Serve at 08-10°C or 46-50 °F.
Can be drunk from : 5 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 10 to 30 years old.
Sauternes
Sweet and Medium-sweet white wine(s)
Serve at 08-12°C or 46-54 °F.
Can be drunk from : 6 years, 10 years at least for a 1855 classed growth.
Aging potential (estimation) : 30 years old and more 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.
Vouvray Pétillant demi-sec
White sparkling wine(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.
Serving wine : 08 to 09°C (46-48°F) for wines less than 7 years old. 10 to 12°C (50-54 °F) above.