Meal and wine pairing
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Spiny lobster à l’américaine
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."
Synonyms:
- Crawfish in american-style sauce
- Crayfish in american-style sauce
- Langouste in american-style sauce
- Rock lobsters in american-style sauce
- Sea crayfish in american-style sauce
This dish pairs well with 11 drinks :
Drinks and wines types
Chablis Grand cru
Still white wines
Serve at 12-14°C ou 54-57 °F.
Pair with a wine of at least 5 years old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 10 to 15 years old and more.
Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc
Still white wines
Serve at 10-12°C ou 50-54 °F.
Pair with a wine of at least 4 years old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 7 to 12 years old.
Condrieu Sec
Still white wines
Serve at 10-12°C ou 50-54 °F.
Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 3 to 5 years old.
Corton Grand cru Blanc
Still white wines
Serve at 12-14°C ou 54-57 °F.
Pair with a wine of at least 7 years old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 15 to 30 years old and more.
Graves Blanc
Still white wines
Serve at 09-11°C ou 48-52 °F.
Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 2 to 5 years old.
Hermitage Blanc
Still white wines
Serve at 12-14°C ou 54-57 °F.
Pair with a wine of at least 2 years old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 8 to 12 years old.
Ladoix Blanc
Still white wines
Serve at 10-12°C ou 50-54 °F.
Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 2 to 4 years old.
Montlouis sur Loire Sec
Still white wines
Serve at 10-12°C ou 50-54 °F.
Pair with a wine of at least 2 years old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 5 to 15 years old.
Tavel
Still rosé wines
Serve at 12-14°C ou 54-57 °F.
Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 2 to 6 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 over 2 years old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 10 to 15 years old.