Meal and wine pairing
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Pike-perch with red butter sauce
Red butter sauce : shallots and red wine with butter.
Synonyms:
- Zander with red butter sauce
This dish pairs well with 9 drinks :
Drinks and wines types
Coteaux champenois Blanc
Vins tranquilles blancs
Serve at 08-10°C ou 46-50 °F.
Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 3 to 5 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.
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.
Pernand-Vergelesses Rouge
Vins tranquilles rouges
Serve at 14-16°C ou 57-61 °F.
Pair with a wine of at least 2 years old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 5 to 10 years old.
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.
Santenay Premier cru Rouge
Vins tranquilles rouges
Serve at 14-16°C ou 57-61 °F.
Pair with a wine of at least 4 years old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 8 to 12 years old.
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.
Saumur Rouge
Vins tranquilles rouges
Serve at 16-18°C ou 61-64 °F.
Pair with a wine of at least 1 year old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 3 to 5 years old.
Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 1 to 3 years old.