Meal and wine pairing
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Lamb with port wine sauce
Port wine sauce : a demi-glace (a reduced sauce made from brown stock) enriched with Port wine.
This dish pairs well with 7 drinks :
Drinks and wines types
Côtes du Rhône Villages Rouge
Still red wines
Serve at 16-18°C ou 61-64 °F.
Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 3 to 7 years old.
Faugères Rouge
Still red wines
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.
La Livinière
Still red wines
Serve at 16-18°C ou 61-64 °F.
Until the 2023 vintage, this appellation was called Minervois-La Livinière.
Pair with a wine of at least 3 years old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 5 to 10 years old.
Languedoc Rouge
Still red wines
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.
Minervois Rouge
Still red wines
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.
Saint-Chinian Rouge
Still red wines
Serve at 15-17°C ou 59-63 °F.
Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 2 to 8 years old.
Pair with a wine of at least 3 years old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 5 to 10 years old.