Meal and wine pairing
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Costières de Nîmes Rouge
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.
This drink is paired well with:
Meal families
Beef
Beef carpaccio
Carpaccio : dish made of thin slices, typically served with olive oil and a few drops of lemon.
Beef
Braised rib steak
Rib steak : rib of beef with bone attached. Braise : to cook food slowly, after browning it on all sides, in a small amount of flavored liquid, over low heat and covered.
Braise : to cook food slowly, after browning it on all sides, in a small amount of flavored liquid, over low heat and covered.
Appetizers and Amuse-bouches
Bread with tomato
Grilled bread rubbed with garlic and fresh tomatoes with thin slices of country ham.
Prefer a pairing with a young, fruity wine.
Cured Meats
Charcuterie board
Assortment of cold meats and charcuterie.
Pairing with a dominant Syrah (shiraz) grape.
Poultry
Chicken en barbouille
France. Centre-Val de Loire. Cher. Indre. Berry.
En barbouille : chicken stewed in red wine with blood sauce.
Miscellaneous
Chop suey
Chop suey : shrimp, fish, or meats (beef, pork, or chicken) cooked with vegetables (celery, cabbage, mung bean sprouts…) bound with a starch-thickened sauce.Usually served with rice, sometimes with noodles.
Miscellaneous
Chow mein
Chow mein : shrimp, fish, or meats (beef, pork, or chicken) cooked with vegetables (celery, cabbage, mung bean sprouts), all bound in a starch-thickened sauce.Serve with stir-fried noodles (Yakisoba).
Desserts and Sweet Courses
Clafoutis
France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Limousin.
Cake made with whole black cherries (guignes), topped with a batter similar to flan custard.
Cured Meats
Cold cuts plate
Assortment of cold meats and charcuterie.
Pairing with a dominant Syrah (shiraz) grape.
Pizza, Quiche, Tart, Pie
Duck pithivier
Puff pastry pie filled with duck confit, duck foie gras, mushrooms, onions, and a touch of whisky.
Prefer a pairing with a developed wine.
Cheeses
Edam demi-étuvé
Netherlands.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk.
Ripening : 3 to 4 months.
Beef
Gardiane de taureau
Bull meat marinated in red wine before being cooked slowly over low heat.
Served with rice.
Beef
Grilled Chateaubriand
Chateaubriand : cut of meat in the tenderloin filet with a thickness of 4 to 8 cm cut.
Pairing with a dominant Syrah (shiraz) grape.