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Meal and wine pairing

Eel in red wine

Eel cut into pieces and cooked in red wine.

This dish pairs well with 20 drinks :

Drinks and wines types

Alsace Pinot noir rouge

Vins tranquilles rouges

Serve at 14-16°C ou 57-61 °F.

Pair with a wine over 1 year old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 3 to 10 years old.

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Bandol Rouge

Vins tranquilles rouges

Serve at 16-18°C ou 61-64 °F.

Pair with a wine over 2 years old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 10 to 15 years old.

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Bordeaux Rouge

Vins tranquilles rouges

Serve at 16-18°C ou 61-64 °F.

Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 3 to 5 years old.

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Bordeaux supérieur 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.

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Bourgogne Rouge

Vins tranquilles rouges

Serve at 13-15°C ou 55-59 °F.

Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 3 to 5 years old.

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Bourgueil Rouge

Vins tranquilles rouges

Serve at 14-17°C ou 57-63 °F.

Pair with a wine of at least 2 years old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 5 to 10 years old.

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Chinon Rouge

Vins tranquilles rouges

Serve at 15-17°C ou 59-63 °F.

Pair with a wine of at least 1 year old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 3 to 5 years old for the terraces, 15 to 30 years old and more for the hillside vineyards.

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Corbières Rouge

Vins tranquilles rouges

Serve at 15-17°C ou 59-63 °F.

Pair with a wine over 1 year old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 3 to 6 years old.

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Graves 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 10 years old.

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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.

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Listrac-Médoc

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) : 6 to 12 years old.

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Médoc 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 15 years old.

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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.

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Pessac-Léognan Rouge

Vins tranquilles rouges

Serve at 16-18°C ou 61-64 °F.

Pair with a wine of at least 3 years old, 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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Saint-Émilion

Vins tranquilles rouges

Serve at 16-18°C ou 61-64 °F.

Pair with a wine of at least 3 years old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 5 to 15 years old.

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Saint-Émilion Grand cru

Vins tranquilles rouges

Serve at 16-18°C ou 61-64 °F.

Pair with a wine of at least 5 years old, 8 years at least for a Grand cru classé.
Aging potential (estimation) : 10 to 20 years old and more for a Grand cru classé.

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Saint-Joseph 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.

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Saint-Nicolas de Bourgueil Rouge

Vins tranquilles rouges

Serve at 14-17°C ou 57-63 °F.

Pair with a wine over 1 year old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 3 to 10 years old.

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Saumur-Champigny

Vins tranquilles rouges

Serve at 16-18°C ou 61-64 °F.

Pair with a wine of at least 2 years old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 8 to 15 years old.

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Touraine 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) : 2 to 5 years old.

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