Meal and wine pairing
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Savigny lès Beaune Rouge
Serve at: 14-16°C or 57-61 °F.
Can be drunk from : 3 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 8 to 12 years old.
This drink is paired well with:
Meal families
Cheeses
Ashbrook
United States. Vermont.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from raw cow's milk with a washed rind and crossed in the center by a thin line of ash from ash tree.
Ripening : 3 months.
Sheep and Goats
Baron of lamb with blueberry
Baron : rear half of a lamb carcass including the back, rump, belly and both rear legs.
Beef
Beef carpaccio
Carpaccio : dish made of thin slices, typically served with olive oil and a few drops of lemon.
Veal
Braised cushion of veal
Braise : to cook food slowly, after browning it on all sides, in a small amount of flavored liquid, over low heat and covered.
Cheeses
Chaource
France. Grand est. Aube.
Soft-ripened cheese made from whole cow’s milk with a bloomy rind.
Prefer a pairing with a wine between 3 and 5 years old.
Beef
Charolais beef pavé with peppercorn sauce
Peppercorn sauce : melted butter with shallots deglazed with Cognac, enhanced with crushed pepper, reduced veal stock, and heavy cream.
Poultry
Chicken with morel cream sauce
Morel sauce : chicken broth, fresh cream, shallots, mushrooms and white wine.
Poultry
Duck aiguillette with blackcurrant
Aiguillette : thin slice cut lengthwise from a poultry breast.
Cheeses
Écume De Wimereux
France. Hauts-de-France. Pas de Calais.
Double cream soft-ripened cheese made from raw cow's milk with a bloomy rind.
Ripening : 2 to 3 weeks.
Prefer a pairing with a wine between 3 and 5 years old.
Cheeses
Fat bottom girl
United States. California.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from raw sheep's milk with a washed rind with an orange color.
Ripening : 3 to 4 months.
Poultry
Fattened chicken en vessie
En vessie : meat poach in pork bladder. Like cooking under vacuum.
Cheeses
Feuille de Dreux
France. Centre-Val de Loire. Eure et Loir. Soft-ripened cow's milk cheese with a bloomy rind.
Pizza, Quiche, Tart, Pie
Flamiche
France. Hauts-de-France. Aisne. Oise. Somme. (Picardy).
Puff pastry tart with leeks and cream.
Beef
Grilled beef tournedos with peppercorn sauce
Peppercorn sauce : melted butter with shallots deglazed with Cognac, enhanced with crushed pepper, reduced veal stock, and heavy cream.
Serve with the most mature cheeses.