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Clafoutis

France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Limousin.
Cake made with whole black cherries (guignes), topped with a batter similar to flan custard.

Synonyms: Clafouti / Millard / Milliard / Péliaïré

This dish pairs well with 35 drinks :

Drinks and wines types

Alsace Muscat

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.

Prefer a pairing with a wine with a lot of residual sugar.

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Alsace Pinot noir Rouge

Still red wine(s)

Serve at 14-16°C or 57-61 °F.

Can be drunk from : 1 year.
Aging potential (estimation) : 3 to 10 years old.

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Banyuls Traditionnel Rouge

Mistelle(s), fortified wine(s)

Serve at 14-16°C or 57-61 °F.

Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 20 years old and more.

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Bourgueil Rouge

Still red wine(s)

Serve at 13-15°C or 55-59 °F.

Can be drunk from : 2 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 5 to 10 years old.

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Bugey Cerdon Méthode ancestrale

Rosé sparkling wine(s)

Serve at 05-08°C or 41-46 °F.

Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 1 year old.

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Champagne Blanc demi-sec

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.

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Champagne rosé Brut millésimé

Rosé sparkling 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 4 years old.

For a lightly sweet dessert.

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Champagne rosé demi-sec

Rosé 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.

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Chinon Rouge

Still red wine(s)

Serve at 15-17°C or 59-63 °F.

Can be drunk from : 1 year.
Aging potential (estimation) : 3 to 5 years old for the terraces, 15 to 30 years old and more for the hillside vineyards.

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Clairette de Die Méthode ancestrale

White sparkling wine(s)

Serve at 06-08°C or 43-46 °F.

Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 1 year old.

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Costières de Nîmes Rouge

Still red wine(s)

Serve at 15-16°C or 59-61 °F.

Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 3 to 5 years old.

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Coteaux du Loir Rouge

Still red wine(s)

Serve at 14-16°C or 57-61 °F.

Can be drunk from : 2 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 6 to 8 years old.

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Crémant d’Alsace rosé

Rosé sparkling wine(s)

Serve at 07-09°C or 45-48 °F.

Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 1 to 2 years old.

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Crémant de la Loire rosé Brut

Rosé sparkling wine(s)

Serve at 06-08°C or 43-46 °F.

Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 1 to 2 years old.

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Framboise lambic

Beer(s)

Serve at 06-08°C or 43-46 °F.

Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 1 to 3 years old.

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Guignolet

Spirit(s) and liqueur(s)

Serve at 06-10°C or 43-50 °F.

Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 5 to 10 years old.

Once you open the bottle, can last it in the fridge for several months..

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Jurançon

Sweet and Medium-sweet white wine(s)

Serve at 09-11°C or 48-52 °F.

Can be drunk from : 3 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 10 to 25 years old.

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Kirsch

Spirit(s) and liqueur(s)

Serve at 10-15°C or 50-59 °F.

Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 20 years old and more.

Once you open the bottle, consume it within 12 months.

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Kriek lambic

Beer(s)

Serve at 06-09°C or 43-48 °F.

Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 1 to 3 years old.

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Languedoc Rouge

Still red wine(s)

Serve at 15-17°C or 59-63 °F.

Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 2 to 5 years old.

Prefer a pairing with a young wine.

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Maury Rouge

Still red wine(s)

Serve at 14-16°C or 57-61 °F.

Can be drunk from : 1 year.
Aging potential (estimation) : 5 to 8 years old.

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Médoc Rouge

Still red wine(s)

Serve at 16-18°C or 61-64 °F.

Can be drunk from : 2 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 5 to 15 years old.

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Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise Blanc

Mistelle(s), fortified wine(s)

Serve at 10-12°C or 50-54 °F.

Can be drunk from : 1 year.
Aging potential (estimation) : 3 to 10 years old.

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Muscat de Frontignan Vin de liqueur

Mistelle(s), fortified wine(s)

Serve at 07-09°C or 45-48 °F.

Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 2 to 5 years old.

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