Meal and wine pairing
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Bordeaux style duck confit
Bordelaise sauce : reduction of dry red wine with bone marrow, shallots, tarragon or thyme with butter and flour.
Synonyms: Duck confit with bordelaise sauce / Duck confit with wine merchant's sauceSee also : Confit de canard
This dish pairs well with:
Wine colors
Cahors
Red
Serve at 14-16. °C (57-61 °F)
“ Pair with a wine of at least 3 years old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 5 to 10 years old. ”
Canon-Fronsac
Red
Serve at 16-18. °C (61-64 °F)
“ Pair with a wine of at least 2 years old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 5 to 10 years old. ”
Côtes de Bordeaux Castillon
Red
Serve at 16-18. °C (61-64 °F)
“ The commercial name generally used is Castillon Côtes de Bordeaux.
Pair with a wine of at least 3 years old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 5 to 10 years old. ”
Fronsac
Red
Serve at 16-18. °C (61-64 °F)
“ Pair with a wine of at least 2 years old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 5 to 10 years old. ”
Languedoc
Red
Serve at 15-17. °C (59-63 °F)
“ Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 2 to 5 years old. ”
Pomerol
Red
Serve at 16-18. °C (61-64 °F)
“ Pair with a wine of at least 5 years old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 10 to 20 years old. ”
Saint-Émilion
Red
Serve at 16-18. °C (61-64 °F)
“ Pair with a wine of at least 3 years old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 5 to 15 years old. ”