Meal and wine pairing
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Fish quenelles with americaine sauce
American sauce : a tomato-based sauce blended with softened butter, crushed lobster roe and eggs, all strained.
In France, by mistake, the "American sauce" can be distorted into "sauce armoricaine."
This dish pairs well with 7 drinks :
Drinks and wines types
Chassagne-Montrachet Blanc
Still white wines
Serve at 10-12°C ou 50-54 °F.
Pair with a wine of at least 3 years old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 4 to 6 years old.
Coteaux champenois Blanc
Still white wines
Serve at 08-10°C ou 46-50 °F.
Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 3 to 5 years old.
Meursault Blanc
Still white wines
Serve at 12-14°C ou 54-57 °F.
Pair with a wine of at least 4 years old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 7 to 12 years old.
Puligny-Montrachet Blanc
Still white wines
Serve at 12-14°C ou 54-57 °F.
Pair with a wine of at least 1 year old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 4 to 8 years old.
Savennières
Still white wines
Serve at 10-12°C ou 50-54 °F.
Prefer a pairing with a dry wine.
Pair with a wine of at least 5 years old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 10 to 20 years old.
Vouvray Sec
Still white wines
Serve at 10-12°C ou 50-54 °F.
Pair with a wine of at least 3 years old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 5 to 15 years old.
Pair with a wine of at least 2 years old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 5 to 7 years old.