Meal and wine pairing
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Puisseguin Saint-Émilion
Serve at: 15-17°C or 59-63 °F.
Can be drunk from : 2 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 5 to 8 years old.
This drink is paired well with:
Meal families
Veal
Axoa
Basque Country.
Stew with shredded beef, onions, tomatoes sauté and flavoured with red Espelette pepper.
Beef
Beef axoa
Basque Country.
Specialty made with beef, onions, sautéed tomatoes, and seasoned with Espelette pepper.
Sheep and Goats
Beef irish stew
Ireland.
Beef stew with carrots, onions, and potatoes.
Traditional dish.
Cheeses
Bent River
United States. Minnesota.
Soft-ripened cow's milk cheese with bloomy rind.
Ripening : 5 weeks.
Prefer a pairing with a light wine low in tannins.
Sauces
Black truffle sauce
Black truffle sauce : crème fraîche and veal stock to which diced black truffles and shallots are added.
Prefer a pairing with a developed wine.
Beef
Bordeaux style entrecote
Bordelaise sauce : a red wine reduction infused with bone marrow, shallots, tarragon or thyme, butter, and flour.
Pairing with a dominant Cabernet-sauvignon grape.
Beef
Bordeaux style entrecote with porcini mushrooms
Bordelaise sauce : a red wine reduction infused with bone marrow, shallots, tarragon or thyme, butter, and flour.
Pairing with a dominant Cabernet-sauvignon grape.
Beef
Braised beef cheek
Braise : to cook food slowly, after browning it on all sides, in a small amount of flavored liquid, over low heat and covered.
Prefer a pairing with a wine over 5 years old.
Beef
Braised beef cheek with mashed potato
Braise : to cook food slowly, after browning it on all sides, in a small amount of flavored liquid, over low heat and covered.
Prefer a pairing with a wine over 5 years old.
Poultry
Braised duckling with turnips
Duckling : young duck.
Braise : to cook food slowly, after browning it on all sides, in a small amount of flavored liquid, over low heat and covered.
Cheeses
Brie
France. Île-de-France. Seine-et-Marne. Brie.
Soft-ripened cow's milk cheese with a bloomy rind.
Cheeses
Brie de Meaux
France. Île-de-France. Seine-et-Marne. Meaux.
Soft-ripened cow's milk cheese with a bloomy rind.
Cheeses
Brie de Nangis
France. Île-de-France. Seine-et-Marne. Brie.
Soft-ripened cow's milk cheese with a bloomy rind.
Cheeses
Brie fermier
France. Île-de-France. Seine-et-Marne. Brie.
Soft-ripened cheese made from raw cow's milk with a bloomy rind.
Cheeses
Camembert
France. Normandy.
Soft-ripened cow's milk cheese with bloomy rind.
Prefer a pairing with a light wine low in tannins.
Cheeses
Camembert au calvados
Camembert soaked for several hours in Calvados and then covered in breadcrumbs.
Prefer a pairing with a wine with soft tannins.
Ready to drink from : 2 years old.