Meal and wine pairing
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La Clape Blanc
Serve at: 10-12°C or 50-54 °F.
Can be drunk from : 1 year.
Aging potential (estimation) : 4 to 8 years old.
This drink is paired well with:
Meal families
Seafish
Agde-style bourride
Bourride : fish stew stewed together with a brunoise of vegetables served with aioli or mayonnaise with olive accompanied by croutons rubbed with garlic oil.
Seafish
Bouillabaisse
Provençal fish stew.
The name of this dish is said to come from Provençal Occitan bolh (boiling) and abaissar (to lower): bouille and abaisse.
Shellfish and Seafood
Brasucade
France. Occitania. Languedoc-Roussillon.
Wood-fired cooking of mussels in a large pan before being drizzled with a marinade.
Cold starters
Chicken meatloaf stuffed with crayfish
Ballotine : piece of meat, game, fish, or poultry that is deboned, rolled, stuffed, and tied, cooked in a casserole or set in jelly.
Cold starters
Crab aspic
Aspic : a cold dish in which the ingredients (vegetables, fruits, eggs, fish, meat, and/or poultry) are encased in a jelly made from stock or consommé.
Cold starters
Crab aspic with herbs
Aspic : a cold dish in which the ingredients (vegetables, fruits, eggs, fish, meat, and/or poultry) are encased in a jelly made from stock or consommé.
Seafish
Darne of salmon with sorrel sauce
Darne : cross-section of one inch in thickness, including the backbone.
Sorrel sauce : a white wine sauce with sorrel, shallots, butter, cream, and fish stock.
Seafish
Fresh anchovies marinated in white wine
Marinade : soaking foods in a seasoned, often acidic, liquid before cooking.
Prefer a pairing with a young wine with a good acidity.
Seafish
Monkfish with Romesco sauce
Romesco sauce : catalan specialty. Sauce made with a mixture of garlic, almonds, ñoras (dried red peppers), bread, tomatoes, along with oil, vinegar, and spices.
Cured Meats
Mortadella
Italy. Emilia-Romagna. Lombardy.
Charcuterie product made from pork, breadcrumbs, olives, pistachios, and butter.
Shellfish and Seafood
Oysters with zabaione
Zabaione : egg yolks beaten with a liquid, alcoholic or non-alcoholic, in order to obtain a hot or warm foamy and flavored preparation.
Seafish
Pavé of salmon with sorrel sauce
Darne : cross-section of one inch in thickness, including the backbone.
Sorrel sauce : a white wine sauce with sorrel, shallots, butter, cream, and fish stock.
Cheeses
Pélardon
France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Occitanie. Cévennes.
Soft-ripened cheese made from raw goat's milk with a natural rind.
Appetizers and Amuse-bouches
Pistade de moules
France. Occitania. Hérault. Sète.
Preparation made with raw mussel meat mixed with an anchovy, chili pepper and olive oil sauce.
Eaten on a slice of grilled bread.
Appetizers and Amuse-bouches
Pistade de piste
France. Occitania. Hérault. Sète.
Spread made with raw young squid meat (piste) mixed with an anchovy, chili pepper and olive oil sauce.
Eaten on a slice of grilled bread.
Prefer a pairing with a wine of at least 4 years old.