Meal and wine pairing
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Bugey Mondeuse
Serve at: 15-17°C or 59-63 °F.
Can be drunk from : 2 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 6 to 8 years old.
This drink is paired well with:
Meal families
Veal
Braised veal tendron
Braise : to cook food slowly, after browning it on all sides, in a small amount of flavored liquid, over low heat and covered.
Sauces
Chasseur sauce
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.
Poultry
Chicken cacciatore
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.
Main courses
Fondue savoyarde
France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Haute-Savoie. Savoie.
Traditional fondue made with melted cheese (Beaufort, Comté, Emmental, Gruyère, Tomme de Savoie) in which small pieces of bread are dipped.
Cheeses
French gruyère
France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Ain. Haute-Savoie. Isère. Savoie. Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. Côte-d’Or. Doubs. Haute-Saône. Jura. Saône-et-Loire. Territoire de Belfort. Grand Est. Haute-Marne. Vosges.
Pressed and cooked cheese made from raw cow's milk containing holes ranging in size from a pea to a cherry.
Ripening : 4 months minimum.
Main courses
Gratin dauphinois with black truffle
Dish based on scalloped potatoes, garlic and fresh cream.
Prefer a pairing with a wine of at least 5 years old.
Cheeses
Morbier
France. Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. Jura.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from raw cow's milk with a washed rind and crossed in the center by a thin line of ash from ash tree.
Ripening : 45 days minimum.
Cheeses
Oka ashed
Canada. Quebec.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk with a washed rind and crossed in the center by a thin line of ash from ash tree.
Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice
Potato galette with black truffle
Prefer a pairing with a wine of at least 5 years old.
Rabbit
Rabbit cacciatore
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.
Sheep and Goats
Seven-hour lamb
Seven hours : slow-cooked in wine with garlic and herbs until the meat falls off the bone.
Sheep and Goats
Seven hour leg of lamb
Leg of lamb : cut of meat consisting of the saddle and the leg
One thigh is called Chump.
Seven hours : slow-cooked in wine with garlic and herbs until the meat falls off the bone.
Serve with the most mature cheeses.