Meal and wine pairing
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Montlouis sur Loire sec
Serve at: 10-12°C or 50-54 °F.
Can be drunk from : 2 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 5 to 15 years old.
This drink is paired well with:
Meal families
Cheeses
Ada’s Honor
United States. Maine.
Soft-ripened cheese made from goat's milk with a bloomy rind.
Sauces
Americaine sauce
American sauce : a tomato-based sauce blended with softened butter, crushed lobster roe and eggs, all strained.
In France, by mistake, the "American sauce" can be distorted into "sauce armoricaine."
Cured Meats
Andouillette with cream
Andouillette cooked with butter and deglazed with cream.
Served hot.
Appetizers and Amuse-bouches
Antipasti
« before the meal »
Prefer a pairing according the side dish.
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.
Shellfish and Seafood
Bay scallop carpaccio
Carpaccio : dish made of thin slices, typically served with olive oil and a few drops of lemon.
Shellfish and Seafood
Bay scallop tartare
Tartare : raw ingredient cut into cubes, brunoise, or coarsely chopped, with a strong seasoning.
Shellfish and Seafood
Bay scallops a la nage
Nage : cooked in a delicate broth flavored with butter, white wine, vegetables, and aromatic herbs.
Shellfish and Seafood
Bay scallops with orange sauce
Orange sauce : orange juice with white wine or a reduced veal or poultry stock.
Shellfish and Seafood
Bay scallops with supreme sauce
Supreme sauce : velouté of poultry and/or veal that is reduced and enriched with cream.
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.
Cheeses
Bijou
United States. Vermont.
Soft-ripened cheese made from pasteurized goat's milk with a natural rind.
Ripening : 2 weeks.
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.
Prefer a regional pairing.