Meal and wine pairing
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Twelfth night cake
Frangipane : almond-based cream mixed with pastry cream with butter, eggs, sugar and flavored with rum.
Synonyms:
- Epiphany cake
- French king cake with frangipane
This dish pairs well with 33 drinks :
Drinks and wines types
Barsac
Sweet and Medium-sweet white wines
Serve at 08-12°C ou 46-54 °F.
Pair with a wine of at least 2 years old.
Serving wine : 08 to 09°C (46-48°F) for wines less than 7 years old. 10 to 12°C (50-54 °F) above.
Aging potential (estimation) : 10 to 30 years old and more for a 1855 classed growth.
Bonnezeaux
Sweet and Medium-sweet white wines
Serve at 08-12°C ou 46-54 °F.
Pair with a wine of at least 4 years old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 10 to 20 years old and more.
Cérons
Sweet and Medium-sweet white wines
Serve at 08-10°C ou 46-50 °F.
Pair with a wine of at least 2 years old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 8 to 12 years old.
Champagne Blanc Demi-sec
White sparkling wines
Serve at 08-10°C ou 46-50 °F.
Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 1 to 2 years old.
Clairette de Die Demi-sec
White sparkling wines
Serve at 06-08°C ou 43-46 °F.
Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 1 to 2 years old.
Clairette de Die Extra-sec
White sparkling wines
Serve at 06-08°C ou 43-46 °F.
Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 1 to 2 years old.
Clairette de Die Méthode ancestrale
White sparkling wines
Serve at 06-08°C ou 43-46 °F.
Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 1 year old.
Coteaux de l’Aubance
Sweet and Medium-sweet white wines
Serve at 09-11°C ou 48-52 °F.
Pair with a wine of at least 4 years old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 10 to 20 years old and more.
Coteaux du Layon
Sweet and Medium-sweet white wines
Serve at 08-10°C ou 46-50 °F.
Pair with a wine of at least 5 years old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 20 to 50 years old and more.
Crémant d’Alsace Blanc Sec
White sparkling wines
Serve at 06-08°C ou 43-46 °F.
Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 1 to 3 years old.
Crémant de Bourgogne Blanc Sec
White sparkling wines
Serve at 06-08°C ou 43-46 °F.
Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 1 to 3 years old.
Gaillac Doux
Sweet and Medium-sweet white wines
Serve at 07-09°C ou 45-48 °F.
Pair with a wine over 1 year old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 3 to 6 years old.
Gaillac Méthode ancestrale
White sparkling wines
Serve at 06-08°C ou 43-46 °F.
Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 1 to 2 years old.
Jurançon
Sweet and Medium-sweet white wines
Serve at 09-11°C ou 48-52 °F.
Pair with a wine of at least 3 years old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 10 to 25 years old.
Limoux Méthode ancestrale
White sparkling wines
Serve at 06-09°C ou 43-48 °F.
Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 1 to 2 years old.
Monbazillac
Sweet and Medium-sweet white wines
Serve at 06-09°C ou 43-48 °F.
Pair with a wine of at least 3 years old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 10 to 15 years old.
Montlouis sur Loire Mousseux Demi-sec
White sparkling wines
Serve at 06-09°C ou 43-48 °F.
Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 1 to 3 years old.
Montlouis sur Loire Mousseux Extra-brut
White sparkling wines
Serve at 06-08°C ou 43-46 °F.
Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 1 to 3 years old.
Muscat de Frontignan Vin de liqueur
Mistelles, fortified wines
Serve at 07-09°C ou 45-48 °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 1 year old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 3 to 10 years old.