Meal and wine pairing
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Flap steak with shallots
Synonyms: Flap meat with shallots / Inside skirt with shallotsThis dish pairs well with 26 drinks :
Drinks and wines types
Amber ale
Beer(s)
Serve at 07-12°C or 45-55 °F.
Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 3 to 6 months if unpasteurized, 6 to 9 months if pasteurized.
Anjou Rouge
Still red wine(s)
Serve at 15-17°C or 59-63 °F.
Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 1 to 3 years old.
Anjou Villages
Still red wine(s)
Serve at 14-16°C or 57-61 °F.
Can be drunk from : 2 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 8 to 12 years old.
Prefer a pairing with a wine of at least 5 years old.
Don't hesitate to decant the wine.
Bandol Rouge
Still red wine(s)
Serve at 16-18°C or 61-64 °F.
Can be drunk from : 3 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 10 to 15 years old.
Bugey Mondeuse
Still red wine(s)
Serve at 15-17°C or 59-63 °F.
Can be drunk from : 2 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 6 to 8 years old.
Cahors
Still red wine(s)
Serve at 14-16°C or 57-61 °F.
Can be drunk from : 3 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 5 to 10 years old.
Chinon Rouge
Still red wine(s)
Serve at 15-17°C or 59-63 °F.
Can be drunk from : 1 year.
Aging potential (estimation) : 3 to 5 years old for the terraces, 15 to 30 years old and more for the hillside vineyards.
Corbières Rouge
Still red wine(s)
Serve at 15-17°C or 59-63 °F.
Can be drunk from : 1 year.
Aging potential (estimation) : 3 to 6 years old.
Cornas
Still red wine(s)
Serve at 16-18°C or 61-64 °F.
Can be drunk from : 5 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 10 to 20 years old.
Côte Rôtie
Still red wine(s)
Serve at 16-18°C or 61-64 °F.
Can be drunk from : 5 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 10 to 20 years old.
Côtes de Provence Rouge
Still red wine(s)
Serve at 15-17°C or 59-63 °F.
Can be drunk from : 1 year.
Aging potential (estimation) : 5 to 8 years old.
Pairing with a dominant Syrah (shiraz) grape.
Prefer a pairing with a wine of at least 3 years old.
Côtes du Rhône Rouge
Still red wine(s)
Serve at 16-18°C or 61-64 °F.
Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 2 to 5 years old.
Côtes du Rhône Villages Rouge
Still red wine(s)
Serve at 16-18°C or 61-64 °F.
Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 3 to 7 years old.
Côtes du Roussillon Villages
Still red wine(s)
Serve at 16-18°C or 61-64 °F.
Can be drunk from : 1 year.
Aging potential (estimation) : 4 to 8 years old.
Crozes-Hermitage Rouge
Still red wine(s)
Serve at 16-18°C or 61-64 °F.
Can be drunk from : 1 year.
Aging potential (estimation) : 3 to 6 years old.
Dubbel
Beer(s)
Serve at 08-10°C or 46-50 °F.
Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 1 to 2 years old.
Fitou
Still red wine(s)
Serve at 16-18°C or 61-64 °F.
Can be drunk from : 3 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 8 to 15 years old.
Prefer a pairing with an unoaked wine.
Prefer a pairing with a young wine.
Luberon rouge
Still red wine(s)
Serve at 15-17°C or 59-63 °F.
Can be drunk from : 2 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 5 to 7 years old.
Lussac Saint-Émilion
Still red wine(s)
Serve at 15-17°C or 59-63 °F.
Can be drunk from : 2 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 7 to 10 years old.
Prefer a pairing with a wine aged 3 to 6 years old.
Madiran
Still red wine(s)
Serve at 16-18°C or 61-64 °F.
Can be drunk from : 2 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 8 to 12 years old.
Morgon
Still red wine(s)
Serve at 14-16°C or 57-61 °F.
Can be drunk from : 2 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 5 to 10 years old.
Nuits-Saint-Georges Rouge
Still red wine(s)
Serve at 16-18°C or 61-64 °F.
Can be drunk from : 4 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 7 to 12 years old.
Rully Rouge
Still red wine(s)
Serve at 14-16°C or 57-61 °F.
Can be drunk from : 2 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 4 to 6 years old.
Saint-Joseph Rouge
Still red wine(s)
Serve at 16-18°C or 61-64 °F.
Can be drunk from : 1 year.
Aging potential (estimation) : 3 to 10 years old.
Prefer a pairing with a wine of at least 2 years old.
Don't hesitate to decant the wine.