Meal and wine pairing
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Rasteau Ambré blanc
Serve at: 06-08°C or 43-46 °F.
Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 10 years old and more.
This drink is paired well with:
Meal families
Desserts and Sweet Courses
Apple and hazelnut 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
Black forest cake
Germany.
Traditional German cake (Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte) made of several layers of cocoa sponge cake, flavored with kirsch, filled with cherries in syrup and whipped cream, all covered with whipped cream and chocolate shavings.
Cheeses
Bleu des basques
France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Pyrénées-Atlantique. Basque Country.
Blue cheese made from pasteurized sheep's milk with a natural rind.
Ripening : 10 weeks.
Desserts and Sweet Courses
Florentins
Very thin, crispy biscuit made with a thin layer of chocolate topped with a mixture of almonds, fresh cream, candied orange peel, and honey.
Desserts and Sweet Courses
Hazelnut 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.
Cheeses
L’Amuse Signature Gouda
Netherlands.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from raw cow's milk with orange waxed rind.
Ripening : 2 years.
Desserts and Sweet Courses
Lemon charlotte
Charlotte : dessert made with cookies, sponge cake, or bread surrounding a heart filled with compote, jam, cream, jelly or fruit puree.
Desserts and Sweet Courses
Paris-Brest
Pastry in the shape of a crown, made of choux pastry filled with praline mousseline cream and topped with flaked almonds.
Desserts and Sweet Courses
Petit four glacé
Glazed : spreading a shiny, often sweet, substance over food before finishing the cooking, so that when served, the food has a shiny appearance.
Desserts and Sweet Courses
Rose des sables with chocolate milk
Rose des sables : cornflakes covered in chocolate.
Cheeses
Saint-Jorge 6 meses
United States. California.
Soft-ripened pasteurized cow's milk cheese with a natural rind.
Ripening : 6 months.
Desserts and Sweet Courses
Tropézienne
France. Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur.
Brioche split in two and filled with a mixture of pastry cream and buttercream, topped with pearl sugar.
Desserts and Sweet Courses
Vatrushka with lemon
Russia. Ukraine.
Brioche-style cake filled with cream cheese, sometimes flavored.