Meal and wine pairing
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Quarts de Chaume
Serve at: 08-10°C or 46-50 °F.
Can be drunk from : 5 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 20 to 50 years old and more.
This drink is paired well with:
Meal families
Cheeses
Amablu
United States. Minnesota.
Raw cow’s milk blue cheese, pressed but uncooked.
Ripening : 75 days.
Desserts and Sweet Courses
Apple cobbler
United Kingdom. United States.
Cobbler : a dessert consisting of a fruit filling poured into a baking dish and covered with a crust.
In the Southern United States, the cobbler has both a top and bottom crust.
Desserts and Sweet Courses
Apple strudel
Puff pastry filled with pieces of apple and raisins, usually seasoned with cinnamon and served warm with vanilla ice cream, whipped cream, custard, or vanilla sauce.
Desserts and Sweet Courses
Apple turnover
Turnover : pastry made with puff pastry filled with fruit compote.
Desserts and Sweet Courses
Apple, walnut and raisin crumble
Crumble : a baked dish consisting of a layer of fruits, vegetables, meat, etc., topped with a crumbly mixture of butter, flour, and sugar, baked until the topping is crisp.
Desserts and Sweet Courses
Banana and chocolate crumble
Crumble : a baked dish consisting of a layer of fruits, vegetables, meat, etc., topped with a crumbly mixture of butter, flour, and sugar, baked until the topping is crisp.
Desserts and Sweet Courses
Bananas Foster
Flambéed bananas with vanilla ice cream and a sauce made of butter, brown sugar, cinnamon, dark rum, and banana liqueur.
Cheeses
Bay blue
United States. California.
Blue cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk.
Ripening : 3 months.
Cheeses
Bayley hazen blue
United States. Vermont.
Blue cheese made from raw cow's milk with a natural rind.
Ripening : 3 to 4 months.
Desserts and Sweet Courses
Berliner doughnut
Fried doughnuts filled with jam, marmalade, custard… topped with powdered sugar or granulated sugar.
Sauces
Beurre blanc sauce
Beurre blanc sauce : shallot reduction with wine and vinegar blended with whipped butter.
Cheeses
Big woods blue
United States. Minnesota.
Blue cheese made from pasteurized sheep's milk.
Ripening : 6 to 8 months.
Cheeses
Bleu d’Auvergne
France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Cantal. Aveyron. Haute-Loire. Puy-de-Dôme. France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Corrèze. France. Occitania. Lot, Lozère.
Blue cheese made from cow's milk.
Cheeses
Bleu de Gex
France. Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. Jura. Haut-Jura.
Blue cheese made from raw cow's milk.
Prefer a pairing with an old vintage.