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Meal and wine pairing

Veal sweetbreads with financiere sauce

Financiere sauce : Demi-glace (a reduced sauce made from brown stock, usually veal and sometimes beef) enhanced with Madeira and truffle essence.

Synonyms: Veal ris with financiere sauce

This dish pairs well with 13 drinks :

Drinks and wines types

Alsace Pinot gris

Still white wine(s)

Serve at 08-10°C or 46-50 °F.

Can be drunk from : 1 year.
Aging potential (estimation) : 3 to 10 years old.

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Auxey-Duresses Premier cru Blanc

Still white wine(s)

Serve at 12-14°C or 54-57 °F.

Can be drunk from : 2 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 5 to 7 years old.

Prefer a pairing with a full-bodied white wine.

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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.

Prefer a pairing with a wine of at least 5 years old.

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Crozes-Hermitage Blanc

Still white wine(s)

Serve at 12-14°C or 54-57 °F.

Can be drunk from : 1 year.
Aging potential (estimation) : 3 to 6 years old.

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Gevrey-Chambertin

Still red wine(s)

Serve at 15-17°C or 59-63 °F.

Can be drunk from : 2 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 5 to 10 years old.

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Graves 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 10 years old.

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Hermitage Blanc

Still white wine(s)

Serve at 12-14°C or 54-57 °F.

Can be drunk from : 2 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 8 to 12 years old.

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Meursault Blanc

Still white wine(s)

Serve at 12-14°C or 54-57 °F.

Can be drunk from : 4 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 7 to 12 years old.

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Pessac-Léognan Rouge

Still red wine(s)

Serve at 15-17°C or 59-63 °F.

Can be drunk from : 3 years, 5 years at least for a cru classé.
Aging potential (estimation) : 10 to 20 years old and more for a classed growth.

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Pomerol

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.

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Puligny-Montrachet Premier cru Blanc

Still white wine(s)

Serve at 12-14°C or 54-57 °F.

Can be drunk from : 4 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 8 to 12 years old.

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Saint-Émilion

Still red wine(s)

Serve at 16-18°C or 61-64 °F.

Can be drunk from : 3 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 5 to 15 years old.

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Saint-Péray

Still white wine(s)

Serve at 10-12°C or 50-54 °F.

Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 2 to 8 years old.

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