Meal and wine pairing
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Rivesaltes Ambré
Serve at: 10-12°C or 50-54 °F.
Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 10 years old and more.
This drink is paired well with:
Meal families
Cheeses
Andazul
Spain. Andalusia.
Blue cheese made from pasteurized goat's milk.
Ripening : 3 to 4 months.
Desserts and Sweet Courses
Apple and hazelnut crumble
Crumble : a baked dish consisting of a layer of fruits, vegetables, meat, etc., topped with a crumbly mixture of butter, flour, and sugar, baked until the topping is crisp.
Desserts and Sweet Courses
Berliner doughnut
Fried doughnuts filled with jam, marmalade, custard… topped with powdered sugar or granulated sugar.
Cheeses
Bleu des basques
France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Pyrénées-Atlantique. Basque Country.
Blue cheese made from pasteurized sheep's milk with a natural rind.
Ripening : 10 weeks.
Desserts and Sweet Courses
Caramel bavarian cream
Bavarian cream : custard with whipped cream and gelatin flavored with alcohol.
Desserts and Sweet Courses
Caramel charlotte
Charlotte : dessert made with cookies, sponge cake, or bread surrounding a heart filled with compote, jam, cream, jelly or fruit puree.
Desserts and Sweet Courses
Caramel merveilleux
Belgium. France.
Merveilleux : Sphere or half-sphere shaped cake made of two meringues joined with praline whipped cream, covered with caramelized almond and hazelnut slivers.
Desserts and Sweet Courses
Caramel mille-feuille
Mille-feuille : pastry made with three layers of puff pastry separated by two layers of pastry cream and covered with icing sugar or a fondant.
Desserts and Sweet Courses
Caramel pavlova
Pavlova : meringue topped with whipped cream and fresh fruit.
Desserts and Sweet Courses
Chocolate and passion fruit trifle
Trifle : dessert made with fruit and sponge cake soaked in fruit juice (or alcohol), sometimes layered with jam, custard, and whipped cream.
Prefer a pairing with a developed wine.