Meal and wine pairing
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Lobster à l’américaine
American sauce : a tomato-based sauce blended with softened butter, crushed lobster roe and eggs, all strained.
In France, by mistake, the "American sauce" can be distorted into "sauce armoricaine."
This dish pairs well with 44 drinks :
Drinks and wines types
Alsace Gewurztraminer
Still white wine(s)
Serve at 08-10°C or 46-50 °F.
Can be drunk from : 3 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 5 to 10 years old.
Alsace Gewurztraminer Vendanges tardives
Sweet and Medium-sweet white wine(s)
Serve at 08-10°C or 46-50 °F.
Can be drunk from : 3 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 20 years old and more.
Alsace Pinot gris Vendanges tardives
Sweet and Medium-sweet white wine(s)
Serve at 08-10°C or 46-50 °F.
Can be drunk from : 2 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 20 years old and more.
Alsace Riesling
Still white wine(s)
Serve at 08-10°C or 46-50 °F.
Can be drunk from : 1 year.
Aging potential (estimation) : 5 to 10 years old.
Alsace Riesling Vendanges tardives
Sweet and Medium-sweet white wine(s)
Serve at 08-10°C or 46-50 °F.
Can be drunk from : 3 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 10 to 20 years old.
Auxey-Duresses Blanc
Still white wine(s)
Serve at 15-16°C or 59-61 °F.
Can be drunk from : 1 year.
Aging potential (estimation) : 5 to 7 years old.
Bandol rosé
Still rosé wine(s)
Serve at 10-12°C or 50-54 °F.
Can be drunk from : 1 year.
Aging potential (estimation) : 3 to 5 years old.
Barsac
Sweet and Medium-sweet white wine(s)
Serve at 08-12°C or 46-54 °F.
Can be drunk from : 2 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 10 to 30 years old and more for a 1855 classed growth.
Serving wine : 08 to 09°C (46-48°F) for wines less than 7 years old. 10 to 12°C (50-54 °F) above.
Beaujolais Blanc
Still white wine(s)
Serve at 08-10°C or 46-50 °F.
Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 3 to 5 years old.
Bergerac Blanc
Still white wine(s)
Serve at 08-10°C or 46-50 °F.
Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 2 to 3 years old.
Chablis Grand cru
Still white wine(s)
Serve at 12-14°C or 54-57 °F.
Can be drunk from : 5 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 10 to 15 years old and more.
Champagne blanc brut
White sparkling wine(s)
Serve at 08-10°C or 46-50 °F.
Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 1 to 2 years old.
Champagne Blanc de noirs Brut
White sparkling wine(s)
Serve at 08-10°C or 46-50 °F.
Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 1 to 2 years old.
Pairing with a dominant Pinot noir grape.
Chassagne-Montrachet Blanc
Still white wine(s)
Serve at 10-12°C or 50-54 °F.
Can be drunk from : 3 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 4 to 6 years old.
Château-Chalon
Yellow wine(s) / Vin jaune(s)
Serve at 13-15°C or 55-59 °F.
Can be drunk from : 10 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 50 years old and more.
Once you open the bottle, can last it in the fridge for one month.
Once you open the bottle, can last it in the fridge for one month.
Château-Grillet
Still white wine(s)
Serve at 10-12°C or 50-54 °F.
Can be drunk from : 8 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 15 to 20 years old.
Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc
Still white wine(s)
Serve at 10-12°C or 50-54 °F.
Can be drunk from : 4 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 7 to 12 years old.
Châteauneuf-du-Pape Rouge
Still red wine(s)
Serve at 15-17°C or 59-63 °F.
Can be drunk from : 6 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 10 to 20 years old and more.
Condrieu demi-sec
Still white wine(s)
Serve at 10-12°C or 50-54 °F.
Can be drunk from : 2 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 6 to 12 years old.
Corton-Charlemagne
Still white wine(s)
Serve at 12-14°C or 54-57 °F.
Can be drunk from : 7 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 15 to 30 years old and more.
Corton Grand cru Blanc
Still white wine(s)
Serve at 12-14°C or 54-57 °F.
Can be drunk from : 7 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 15 to 30 years old and more.
Coteaux champenois Blanc
Still white wine(s)
Serve at 08-10°C or 46-50 °F.
Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 3 to 5 years old.
Côtes de Provence Blanc
Still white wine(s)
Serve at 10-12°C or 50-54 °F.
Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 1 to 2 years old.
Côtes de Provence rosé
Still rosé wine(s)
Serve at 10-12°C or 50-54 °F.
Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 1 to 2 years old.
Pair with a wine of 1 to 3 years old.