Meal and wine pairing
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Chocolate sauce
Chocolate sauce : red wine with butter, shallot, veal stock, pepper and cocoa.
This dish pairs well with 4 drinks :
Drinks and wines types
Crozes-Hermitage 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 6 years old.
Gigondas 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) : 8 to 15 years old.
Languedoc 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) : 2 to 5 years old.
Pair with a wine of at least 2 years old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 4 to 6 years old.