Meal and wine pairing
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Coteaux du Vendômois Rouge
Serve at: 15-17°C or 59-63 °F.
Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 1 to 2 years old.
This drink is paired well with:
Meal families
Cheeses
Aiglon aux herbes
France. Grand Est. Vosges.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from pasteurized sheep's milk aged with Provence herbs, black and white pepper, and bird’s eye chili.
Ripening : 4 months.
Cured Meats
Andouillette
Pre-cooked sausage usually made from pork intestine (intestine and stomach), sometimes from veal (veal sweetbread), never smoked, to be pan-fried, oven-heated, or grilled.
Served hot.
Main courses
Beef rendang
Indonesia.
Rendang : dish made with meat or vegetables slowly cooked in coconut milk with spices (lemongrass, turmeric, galangal, ginger, chili).
Beef
Beef tournedos with green peppercorn sauce
Tournedos : a thick slice cut from the tenderloin (about one to two centimeters).
Green peppercorn sauce : melted butter with shallots deglazed with Cognac and reduced, then combined with pepper green, reduced veal stock and cream.
Beef
Beef tournedos with peppercorn sauce
Tournedos : a thick slice cut from the tenderloin (about one to two centimeters).
Peppercorn sauce : melted butter with shallots deglazed with Cognac, enhanced with crushed pepper, reduced veal stock, and heavy cream.
Consommés, Broths and Soups
Borscht
Ukraine.
Beet-based soup with mushrooms, vegetables (carrot, cabbage, cucumber, beans, onion, potato, tomatoes), and meat (beef, pork, or chicken).
Rabbit
Braised rabbit
Braise : to cook food slowly, after browning it on all sides, in a small amount of flavored liquid, over low heat and covered.
Cold starters
Chicken aspic
Aspic : a cold dish in which the ingredients (vegetables, fruits, eggs, fish, meat, and/or poultry) are encased in a jelly made from stock or consommé.
Sauces
Green sauce
Green sauce : Green sauce : Mayonnaise mixed with a puree of chervil, watercress, spinach, and parsley.
Poultry
Grilled chicken supreme
Poultry supreme : all the white meat from the breast and wings of poultry.
Beef
Hachis parmentier
Mashed potato combined with diced meat. French equivalent of cottage or shepherd's pie.