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Meal and wine pairing

Bordeaux style grilled entrecote

Bordelaise sauce : a red wine reduction infused with bone marrow, shallots, tarragon or thyme, butter, and flour.

This dish pairs well with 24 drinks :

Drinks and wines types

Bordeaux Rouge

Vins tranquilles rouges

Serve at 16-18°C ou 61-64 °F.

Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 3 to 5 years old.

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Bordeaux supérieur Rouge

Vins tranquilles rouges

Serve at 15-17°C ou 59-63 °F.

Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 3 to 5 years old.

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Bourgogne Hautes Côtes de Nuits Rouge

Vins tranquilles rouges

Serve at 14-16°C ou 57-61 °F.

Pair with a wine of at least 2 years old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 5 to 10 years old.

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Canon-Fronsac

Vins tranquilles rouges

Serve at 16-18°C ou 61-64 °F.

Pair with a wine of at least 2 years old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 5 to 10 years old.

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Corbières Rouge

Vins tranquilles rouges

Serve at 15-17°C ou 59-63 °F.

Pair with a wine over 1 year old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 3 to 6 years old.

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Cornas

Vins tranquilles rouges

Serve at 16-18°C ou 61-64 °F.

Pair with a wine of at least 5 years old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 10 to 20 years old.

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Côtes de Bordeaux Castillon

Vins tranquilles rouges

Serve at 16-18°C ou 61-64 °F.

The commercial name generally used is Castillon Côtes de Bordeaux.
Pair with a wine of at least 3 years old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 5 to 10 years old.

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Côtes de Bordeaux Rouge

Vins tranquilles rouges

Serve at 16-18°C ou 61-64 °F.

Pair with a wine of at least 1 year old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 4 to 8 years old.

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Côtes de Bourg Rouge

Vins tranquilles rouges

Serve at 16-18°C ou 61-64 °F.

May be called Bourg rouge or Bourgeais rouge.
Pair with a wine of at least 1 year old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 4 to 8 years old.

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Fronsac

Vins tranquilles rouges

Serve at 16-18°C ou 61-64 °F.

Pair with a wine of at least 2 years old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 5 to 10 years old.

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Gevrey-Chambertin

Vins tranquilles rouges

Serve at 14-16°C ou 57-61 °F.

Pair with a wine of at least 2 years old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 5 to 10 years old.

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Haut-Médoc

Vins tranquilles rouges

Serve at 15-17°C ou 59-63 °F.

Pair with a wine of at least 2 years old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 5 to 15 years old.

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Haut-Poitou Rouge

Vins tranquilles rouges

Serve at 14-16°C ou 57-61 °F.

Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 3 to 5 years old.

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Lalande de Pomerol

Vins tranquilles rouges

Serve at 16-18°C ou 61-64 °F.

Pair with a wine of at least 2 years old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 6 to 12 years old.

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Lussac Saint-Émilion

Vins tranquilles rouges

Serve at 15-17°C ou 59-63 °F.

Pair with a wine of at least 2 years old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 7 to 10 years old.

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Madiran

Vins tranquilles rouges

Serve at 16-18°C ou 61-64 °F.

Pair with a wine of at least 2 years old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 8 to 12 years old.

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Médoc Rouge

Vins tranquilles rouges

Serve at 15-17°C ou 59-63 °F.

Pair with a wine of at least 2 years old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 5 to 15 years old.

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Pauillac

Vins tranquilles rouges

Serve at 16-18°C ou 61-64 °F.

Pair with a wine of at least 7 years old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 20 to 50 years old and more for a 1855 classed growth.

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Pomerol

Vins tranquilles rouges

Serve at 16-18°C ou 61-64 °F.

Pair with a wine of at least 5 years old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 10 to 20 years old.

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Saint-Émilion

Vins tranquilles rouges

Serve at 16-18°C ou 61-64 °F.

Pair with a wine of at least 3 years old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 5 to 15 years old.

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Saint-Estèphe

Vins tranquilles rouges

Serve at 16-18°C ou 61-64 °F.

Pair with a wine of at least 6 years old, 10 years at least for a 1855 classed growth.
Aging potential (estimation) : 10 to 30 years old and more for a 1855 classed growth.

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Saint-Joseph Rouge

Vins tranquilles rouges

Serve at 16-18°C ou 61-64 °F.

Pair with a wine over 1 year old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 3 to 10 years old.

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Saint-Julien

Vins tranquilles rouges

Serve at 15-17°C ou 59-63 °F.

Pair with a wine of at least 5 years old, 8 years at least for a 1855 classed growth.
Aging potential (estimation) : 10 to 25 years old and more for a 1855 classed growth.

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Volnay

Vins tranquilles rouges

Serve at 14-16°C ou 57-61 °F.

Pair with a wine of at least 1 year old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 3 to 8 years old.

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