Meal and wine pairing
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Eau-de-Vie de poire
Serve at: 06-10°C or 43-50 °F.
Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 30 years old and more.
This drink is paired well with:
Meal families
Cheeses
Bleu des basques
France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Pyrénées-Atlantique. Basque Country.
Blue cheese made from pasteurized sheep's milk with a natural rind.
Ripening : 10 weeks.
Cheeses
Buttermilk blue affinée
United States. Wisconsin.
Blue cheese made from raw cow's milk with a natural rind.
Ripening : 6 months.
Once you open the bottle, consume it within 12 months.
Cheeses
La Sentinelle
Canada. Quebec.
Soft-ripened cheese made from pasteurized goat's milk with a washed rind.
Ripening : 3 weeks.
Once you open the bottle, consume it within 12 months.
Cheeses
Patacabra
Spain. Aragon. Zaragoza.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from pasteurized goat's milk cheese and washed rind from a reddish color to an orange-brown color.
Ripening : 45 days minimum.
Once you open the bottle, consume it within 12 months.
Serve with the most mature cheeses.
Desserts and Sweet Courses
Pear and almond meringue tart
Once you open the bottle, consume it within 12 months.
Desserts and Sweet Courses
Pear and amandine tart
Amandine : cover with almonds.
Once you open the bottle, consume it within 12 months.
Desserts and Sweet Courses
Pear and apple tart
Once you open the bottle, consume it within 12 months.
Desserts and Sweet Courses
Pear and chocolate crumble
Crumble : a baked dish consisting of a layer of fruits, vegetables, meat, etc., topped with a crumbly mixture of butter, flour, and sugar, baked until the topping is crisp.
Once you open the bottle, consume it within 12 months.
Desserts and Sweet Courses
Poire Belle-Hélène
Poached pears in syrup, served with vanilla ice cream, melted chocolate, and crystallized violets.
Once you open the bottle, consume it within 12 months.
Cheeses
Stinking bishop
United Kingdom. Gloucestershire.
Soft-ripened cheese made from cow's milk with a perry-washed rind orange-colored.
Once you open the bottle, consume it within 12 months.
Once you open the bottle, consume it within 12 months.