Meal and wine pairing
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Irancy
Serve at: 15-17°C or 59-63 °F.
Can be drunk from : 4 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 10 to 20 years old and more.
This drink is paired well with:
Meal families
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.
Cheeses
Appenzeller Classic
Switzerland. Appenzellerland.
Pressed and cooked cheese made from raw cow's milk.
Ripening : 3 to 4 months.
Silver label printed in blue and red.
Appetizers and Amuse-bouches
Arancini al ragù
Italy. Sicilia.
Breaded and fried rice balls or cones, 8 to 12 cm in diameter, filled with ragù (meat in tomato sauce) and peas.
Served hot.
Main courses
Auvergne style potée
Potée : mixture of meat or sausage, vegetables and baked potatoes in broth cooked several hours in an earthenware pot.
Sauces
Barbecue sauce
Barbecue sauce : tomato- and vinegar-based sauce with a smoky note and various ingredients such as garlic, oil, onion, honey, mustard, paprika, and chili.
Beef
Beef bourguignon
Slow-cooked beef in red wine in a covered pot, with mushrooms, pearl onions, and bacon.
Served with boiled potatoes or pasta.
Beef
Beef carpaccio
Carpaccio : dish made of thin slices, typically served with olive oil and a few drops of lemon.
Cheeses
Bergues
France. Hauts-de-France. Nord. Pas-de-Calais.
Soft-ripened cheese made from raw cow's milk cheese with a beer-washed rind.
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).
Cheeses
Boulette de Cambrai
France. Hauts-de-France. Pas de Calais. Avesnes.
Soft-ripened cheese made from cow's milk with a washed rind flavored with tarragon, parsley, and pepper, then hand-shaped into a cone.
Ripening : 3 to 6 weeks.
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.
Miscellaneous
Burgundy snails in cassolette
Cassolette : individual container for presenting a dish.
Snails with parsley butter (butter, garlic, and parsley mixed).
Main courses
Burgundy style potée
Mixture of salted pork, vegetables and potatoes cooked in broth for several hours in a casserole dish.
Cured Meats
Caillette
France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Ardèche.
Type of pâté made with pork meat, Swiss chard, spinach or salad greens, chopped herbs and wrapped in pig's caul fat. It may also contain garlic, alcohol, spices, egg, chestnuts, nuts…
Served hot or cold.
Cured Meats
Caillette with herbs
France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Ardèche.
Type of pâté made with pork meat, Swiss chard, spinach or salad greens, chopped herbs and wrapped in pig's caul fat. It may also contain garlic, alcohol, spices, egg, chestnuts, nuts…
Served hot or cold.
Main courses
Champagne style potée
Mixture of pork, cabbage and potatoes cooked in broth for several hours in a casserole dish.
Prefer a regional pairing.