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Custard tart

Shortcrust pastry filled with egg custard, baked in the oven.

Synonyms: Flan pâtissier / Flan with shortcrust pastry / Parisian flan

See also : Flan

This dish pairs well with 28 drinks :

Drinks and wines types

Alsace Gewurztraminer Sélection de grains nobles

Sweet and Medium-sweet white wine(s)

Serve at 07-10°C or 45-50 °F.

Can be drunk from : 4 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 20 to 50 years old and more.

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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.

Prefer a pairing with an unoaked wine.

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Alsace Pinot gris Sélection de grains nobles

Sweet and Medium-sweet white wine(s)

Serve at 07-10°C or 45-50 °F.

Can be drunk from : 2 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 20 to 50 years old and more.

Prefer a pairing with an unoaked wine.
Prefer a pairing with a wine of at least 2 years old.

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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.

Prefer a pairing with an unoaked wine.
Prefer a pairing with a wine of at least 2 years old.

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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.

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Bonnezeaux

Sweet and Medium-sweet white wine(s)

Serve at 08-12°C or 46-54 °F.

Can be drunk from : 4 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 10 to 20 years old and more.

Prefer a pairing with an unoaked wine.

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Cadillac

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) : 8 to 12 years old.

Prefer a pairing with an unoaked wine.

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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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Coteaux de l’Aubance

Sweet and Medium-sweet white wine(s)

Serve at 08-10°C or 46-50 °F.

Can be drunk from : 4 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 10 to 20 years old and more.

Prefer a pairing with an unoaked wine.

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Coteaux du Layon

Sweet and Medium-sweet white wine(s)

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.

Prefer a pairing with an unoaked wine.

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Côtes de Bordeaux Saint-Macaire Blanc moelleux

Sweet and Medium-sweet white wine(s)

Serve at 08-10°C or 46-50 °F.

Can be drunk from : 1 year.
Aging potential (estimation) : 4 to 8 years old.

Prefer a pairing with an unoaked wine.

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Côtes de Montravel

Sweet and Medium-sweet 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 4 years old.

Prefer a pairing with an unoaked wine.

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Crémant de Die

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 to 3 years old.

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Crémant du Jura Blanc demi-sec

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 to 2 years old.

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Gaillac 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 to 2 years old.

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Graves supérieures

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) : 6 to 10 years old.

Prefer a pairing with an unoaked wine.

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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.

Prefer a pairing with an unoaked wine.

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Loupiac

Sweet and Medium-sweet white wine(s)

Serve at 08-10°C or 46-50 °F.

Can be drunk from : 5 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 10 to 15 years old.

Prefer a pairing with an unoaked wine.
Ready to drink from : 5 years old.

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Monbazillac

Sweet and Medium-sweet white wine(s)

Serve at 06-09°C or 43-48 °F.

Can be drunk from : 3 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 10 to 15 years old.

Prefer a pairing with an unoaked wine.

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Montlouis sur Loire Pétillant

White sparkling wine(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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Muscat de Rivesaltes

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) : 4 to 10 years old.

Prefer a pairing with an unoaked wine.

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Muscat de Saint-Jean de Minervois

Mistelle(s), fortified 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 8 years old.

Prefer a pairing with an unoaked wine.

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Pineau des Charentes Blanc

Mistelle(s), fortified wine(s)

Serve at 08-10°C or 46-50 °F.

Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 4 to 6 years old.

Once you open the bottle, consume it within 2 months.

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Saint-Péray Mousseux

White 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 year old.

Prefer a pairing with an unoaked wine.

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