Meal and wine pairing
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Veal kidney with Madeira sauce
Madeira sauce : demi-glace (reduced brown stock) with Madeira.
This dish pairs well with 15 drinks :
Drinks and wines types
Châteauneuf-du-Pape Rouge
Vins tranquilles rouges
Serve at 15-17°C ou 59-63 °F.
Pair with a wine of at least 6 years old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 10 to 20 years old and more.
Côtes de Bordeaux Blaye Rouge
Vins tranquilles rouges
Serve at 15-17°C ou 59-63 °F.
The commercial name generally used is Blaye Côtes de Bordeaux rouge.
Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 3 to 7 years old.
Côtes du Rhône Rouge
Vins tranquilles rouges
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.
Côtes du Vivarais Rouge
Vins tranquilles rouges
Serve at 14-16°C ou 57-61 °F.
Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 1 to 3 years old.
Irancy
Vins tranquilles rouges
Serve at 15-17°C ou 59-63 °F.
Pair with a wine of at least 4 years old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 10 to 20 years old and more.
La Livinière
Vins tranquilles rouges
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
Vins tranquilles rouges
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.
Luberon Rouge
Vins tranquilles rouges
Serve at 15-17°C ou 59-63 °F.
Pair with a wine of at least 2 years old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 5 to 7 years old.
Minervois Rouge
Vins tranquilles rouges
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.
Moulis
Vins tranquilles rouges
Serve at 15-17°C ou 59-63 °F.
Pair with a wine of at least 3 years old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 8 to 15 years old.
Nuits-Saint-Georges Rouge
Vins tranquilles rouges
Serve at 16-18°C ou 61-64 °F.
Pair with a wine of at least 4 years old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 7 to 12 years old.
Pauillac
Vins tranquilles rouges
Serve at 16-18°C ou 61-64 °F.
Pair with a wine of at least 7 years old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 20 to 50 years old and more for a 1855 classed growth.
Saint-Romain Rouge
Vins tranquilles rouges
Serve at 13-15°C ou 55-59 °F.
Pair with a wine of at least 4 years old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 6 to 12 years old.
Ventoux Rouge
Vins tranquilles rouges
Serve at 15-17°C ou 59-63 °F.
Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 3 to 5 years old.
Pair with a wine of at least 3 years old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 5 to 10 years old.