Meal and wine pairing
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Saint-Mont Rouge
Serve at: 15-17°C or 59-63 °F.
Can be drunk from : 2 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 5 to 10 years old.
This drink is paired well with:
Meal families
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.
Cheeses
Brie
France. Île-de-France. Seine-et-Marne. Brie.
Soft-ripened cow's milk cheese with a bloomy rind.
Beef
Chateaubriand
Chateaubriand : cut of meat in the tenderloin filet with a thickness of 4 to 8 cm cut.
Beef
Chili con carne
Beef and chili (spice mix) with various vegetables (red beans, onion, tomato…) and aromatics (garlic, cumin…).
Consommés, Broths and Soups
Garbure
France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Gascony.
Cabbage soup with vegetables (broad beans, potatoes, turnip, green peas, onion, garlic, carrot, celeriac, etc) and typically meat pieces, often confit (duck, pork, goose giblets, pork shank, cured ham, sausage, etc).
Beef
Grilled beef tournedos
Tournedos : a thick slice cut from the tenderloin (about one to two centimeters).
Prefer a pairing with a wine with soft tannins.