Meal and wine pairing
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Fiefs Vendéens Mareuil Rouge
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.
This drink is paired well with:
Meal families
Pizza, Quiche, Tart, Pie
Fouée with mojette beans
France. Centre-Val de Loire. Indre-et-Loire. Pays de la Loire. Loire-Atlantique. Maine-et-Loire. Saumur. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Poitou-Charentes.
Mojette beans : white beans from Vendée.
Main courses
Galette saucisse
France. Brittany.
Grilled pork sausage rolled in a cold buckwheat galette.
Pork
Pork leg slice with mojette beans
Leg slice : thick, round slice cut crosswise from the shank.
Mojette beans : white beans from Vendée.
Main courses
Pot-au-feu
French beef stew with vegetables (carrot, turnip, leek, potato, celeriac, onion, , etc) and spices (bouquet garni and clove).
Sheep and Goats
Roasted leg of lamb
Leg of lamb : cut of meat consisting of the saddle and the leg
One thigh is called Chump.
Prefer a pairing with a young wine, low in tannins.