Meal and wine pairing
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Duck breast with chocolate sauce
Chocolate sauce : red wine with butter, shallot, veal stock, pepper and cocoa.
This dish pairs well with 4 drinks :
Drinks and wines types
Côtes du Roussillon Rouge
Still red wine(s)
Serve at 15-17°C or 59-63 °F.
Can be drunk from : 2 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 4 to 6 years old.
Crozes-Hermitage Rouge
Still red wine(s)
Serve at 16-18°C or 61-64 °F.
Can be drunk from : 1 year.
Aging potential (estimation) : 3 to 6 years old.
Gigondas Rouge
Still red wine(s)
Serve at 15-17°C or 59-63 °F.
Can be drunk from : 2 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 8 to 15 years old.
Prefer a pairing with a wine between 2 and 5 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.
Pairing with a dominant Grenache noir grape (Garnacha tinta).
Pairing with a dominant Grenache noir grape (Garnacha tinta).