Meal and wine pairing
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Chénas
Serve at: 13-15°C or 55-59 °F.
Can be drunk from : 1 year.
Aging potential (estimation) : 4 to 8 years old.
This drink is paired well with:
Meal families
Cured Meats
Andouillette with Normandy sauce
Normandy sauce : Bechamel with added fresh cream.
Served hot.
Appetizers and Amuse-bouches
Arancini al ragù
Italy. Sicilia.
Breaded and fried rice balls or cones, 8 to 12 cm in diameter, filled with ragù (meat in tomato sauce) and peas.
Served hot.
Sauces
Béarnaise sauce
Bearnaise sauce : hot sauce with clarified butter and reduction of shalots with vinegar and tarragon emulsified in egg yolks.
Beef
Beef tournedos with béarnaise sauce
Tournedos : a thick slice cut from the tenderloin (about one to two centimeters).
Bearnaise sauce : hot sauce with clarified butter and reduction of shalots with vinegar and tarragon emulsified in egg yolks.
Veal
Blanquette de veau
Blanquette : stew of white meat or fish cooked in stock and thickened with egg yolk and cream.
Dish usually served with pasta, potatoes or rice, often completed with mushrooms.
Beef
Braised rib steak
Rib steak : rib of beef with bone attached. Braise : to cook food slowly, after browning it on all sides, in a small amount of flavored liquid, over low heat and covered.
Braise : to cook food slowly, after browning it on all sides, in a small amount of flavored liquid, over low heat and covered.
Cured Meats
Caillette
France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Ardèche.
Type of pâté made with pork meat, Swiss chard, spinach or salad greens, chopped herbs and wrapped in pig's caul fat. It may also contain garlic, alcohol, spices, egg, chestnuts, nuts…
Served hot or cold.
Cured Meats
Caillette with herbs
France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Ardèche.
Type of pâté made with pork meat, Swiss chard, spinach or salad greens, chopped herbs and wrapped in pig's caul fat. It may also contain garlic, alcohol, spices, egg, chestnuts, nuts…
Served hot or cold.
Cheeses
Cantal affiné
France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Cantal.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from cow's milk.
Ripening : 4 months minimum.
Cheeses
Cantal jeune
France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Cantal.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from cow's milk.
Ripening : 4 months maximum.
Cheeses
Chaource
France. Grand est. Aube.
Soft-ripened cheese made from whole cow’s milk with a bloomy rind.
Sauces
Chasseur sauce
Chasseur sauce : brown sauce made from veal (and sometimes beef) stock, white wine, and butter, enhanced with chopped shallots, sliced mushrooms, crushed tomatoes, and finely chopped parsley.
Beef
Chateaubriand with béarnaise sauce
Chateaubriand : cut of meat in the tenderloin filet with a thickness of 4 to 8 cm cut..
Bearnaise sauce : hot sauce with clarified butter and reduction of shalots with vinegar and tarragon emulsified in egg yolks.
Poultry
Chicken cacciatore
Chasseur sauce : brown sauce made from veal (and sometimes beef) stock, white wine, and butter, enhanced with chopped shallots, sliced mushrooms, crushed tomatoes, and finely chopped parsley.
Cured Meats
Country style terrine
Pâté made with coarsely chopped ingredients such as pork, flavored with herbs and spices, and cooked in a terracotta dish.
Served cold or at room temperature.
Cheeses
Cremont
United States. Vermont.
Double cream soft-ripened cheese made from a blend of pasteurized goat’s and cow's milk with a natural rind.
Ripening : 2 to 3 weeks.
Prefer a regional pairing.