Meal and wine pairing
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Menetou-Salon Blanc
Serve at: 08-10°C or 46-50 °F.
Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 1 to 3 years old.
This drink is paired well with:
Meal families
Shellfish and Seafood
Aguachile
Mexico.
Raw shrimp marinated in a salted brine with cucumber, lemon juice, onion, pepper, and chili peppers (chiltepin).
Cured Meats
Andouille de Jargeau
France. Centre-Val de Loire. Loiret. Jargeau.
Pork sausage using at least 60% pork meat and pork belly.
Served cold as first course.
Seafish
Angulas a la bilbaína
Basque Country.
Dish made with elvers, garlic, olive oil, and chili pepper.
Appetizers and Amuse-bouches
Arancini
Italy. Sicilia.
Breaded and fried rice balls or cones, 8 to 12 cm in diameter, typically filled with ragù, peas, and cheese, or with ham cubes and mozzarella.
Served hot.
Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice
Artichokes and hollandaise sauce
Hollandaise sauce : shallot reduction with vinegar, mixed with egg yolks and melted butter.
Cheeses
Ash covered goat cheese
Soft-ripened cheese made from pasteurized goat’s milk with a natural rind rind coated in ash.
Cheeses
Ash ripened goat cheese log
Soft-ripened cheese made from pasteurized goat’s milk with a natural rind rind coated in ash.
Seafish
Bacalao al pil pil
Basque Country.
Dish with salt cod, garlic, olive oil and chili pepper (pil pil).
Shellfish and Seafood
Bay scallop ceviche
Ceviche : cold dish made with shellfish or fish marinated in citrus juice (usually lime) with seasonings (garlic, cilantro, cumin, white onion, chili pepper, pepper, salt, etc).
Cheeses
Bête-À-Séguin
Canada. Quebec. Isle-aux-Grues.
Soft-ripened cheese made from raw cow's milk with a bloomy rind.
Ripening : 2 months.
Sauces
Beurre blanc sauce
Beurre blanc sauce : shallot reduction with wine and vinegar blended with whipped butter.
Sauces
Beurre noisette sauce
Beurre noisette (brown butter) : butter cooked until it reaches a light brown color and a nutty aroma, then strained into a cold container to stop the cooking.
Sauces
Black butter sauce
Beurre noir (black butter sauce) : butter cooked until it takes on a dark color, in reaction with an acid (capers, lemon juice, white wine, vinegar).
Seafish
Blanquette of turbot
Blanquette : stew of white meat or fish cooked in stock and thickened with egg yolk and cream.
Dish usually served with pasta, potatoes or rice, often completed with mushrooms.
Prefer a pairing with a young wine.
Appetizers and Amuse-bouches
Breadsticks
Breadsticks : small, dry, and elongated breadsticks served as an appetizer.
Seafish
Brill with sorrel sauce
Sorrel sauce : a white wine sauce with sorrel, shallots, butter, cream, and fish stock.
Prefer a pairing according the side dish.