Meal and wine pairing
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Pouilly-Loché
Serve at: 11-13°C or 52-55 °F.
Can be drunk from : 1 year.
Aging potential (estimation) : 4 to 8 years old.
This drink is paired well with:
Meal families
Cheeses
Acapella
United States. California.
Soft-ripened cheese made from pasteurized goat’s milk with a natural rind rind coated in ash.
Shellfish and Seafood
Aguachile
Mexico.
Raw shrimp marinated in a salted brine with cucumber, lemon juice, onion, pepper, and chili peppers (chiltepin).
Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice
Artichokes and hollandaise sauce
Hollandaise sauce : shallot reduction with vinegar, mixed with egg yolks and melted butter.
Cold starters
Aspic
Aspic : a cold dish in which the ingredients (vegetables, fruits, eggs, fish, meat, and/or poultry) are encased in a jelly made from stock or consommé.
Cheeses
Baratte
France. Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. Saône-et-Loire.
Soft-ripened cheese made from raw goat's milk with natural rind and a rye straw that runs through the middle of the cheese.
Seafish
Basquaise-style tuna
Basque-style : cooked tuna accompanied by onion, pepper and tomato.
Prefer a pairing with a young, fruity wine.
Main courses
Basque piperade
France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Pyrénées-Atlantique. Basque Country.
Culinary specialty based on peppers, bell peppers, onions and tomatoes, served with eggs, meat, or fish.
Shellfish and Seafood
Bay scallop carpaccio with a lemon sauce
Carpaccio : dish made of thin slices, typically served with olive oil and a few drops of lemon.
Lemon sauce : lemon, olive oil.
Prefer a pairing with a young wine.
Shellfish and Seafood
Bay scallop carpaccio with lemon
Carpaccio : dish made of thin slices, typically served with olive oil and a few drops of lemon.
Prefer a pairing with a young wine.
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).
Shellfish and Seafood
Bay scallop skewers with a lemon sauce
Lemon sauce : lemon, olive oil.
Prefer a pairing with a young wine.
Shellfish and Seafood
Bay scallop tartare with citrus
Tartare : raw ingredient cut into cubes, brunoise, or coarsely chopped, with a strong seasoning.
Prefer a pairing with a young wine.
Shellfish and Seafood
Bay scallops with a lemon sauce
Lemon sauce : butter, lemon, cream and mustard.
Served cold.
Prefer a pairing with a young wine.
Sauces
Béarnaise sauce
Bearnaise sauce : hot sauce with clarified butter and reduction of shalots with vinegar and tarragon emulsified in egg yolks.
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.
Prefer a pairing with a young wine.
Hot Starters
Bouchée à la reine
France. Grand Est. Meurthe-et-Moselle. Meuse. Moselle. Vosges.
Individual puff pastry filled with a savory mixture cut into small cubes or slices (poultry, sweetbreads, ham, mushrooms) and bound together with a thick sauce (béchamel sauce, financière sauce, suprême sauce).
Prefer a pairing with the sauce or the garnish.
Cheeses
Cabricharme
Belgium. Ardennes.
Soft-ripened cheese made from raw goat's milk with a washed rind.
Ripening : 6 weeks.
Prefer a pairing with an unoaked wine.
Cheeses
Charolais
France. Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Produced in Allier, Loire, Rhone and Saone-et-Loire.
Soft-ripened unpasteurized goat's milk cheese with a mouldy rind.
Prefer a pairing with a young wine.