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Meal and wine pairing

Hare pâté

Paté made with coarsely chopped ingredients like pork and flavored with herbs, spices... cooked in a terracotta container.
Serve cold or at room temperature.

Synonyms: Hare terrine

This dish pairs well with:

Wine colors

Auxey-Duresses

Red

Still wine

Serve at 15-16. °C (59-61 °F)

Pair with a wine of at least 4 years old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 5 to 10 years old.

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Bordeaux

Red

Still wine

Serve at 16-18. °C (61-64 °F)

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

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Buzet

Red

Still wine

Serve at 15-17. °C (59-63 °F)

Pair with a wine of at least 2 years old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 5 to 10 years old.

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Chambolle-Musigny

Red

Still wine

Serve at 14-16. °C (57-61 °F)

Pair with a wine of at least 5 years old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 8 to 12 years old.

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Châteauneuf-du-Pape

White

Still wine

Serve at 10-12. °C (50-54 °F)

Pair with a wine of at least 4 years old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 7 to 12 years old.

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Chinon

Red

Still wine

Serve at 15-17. °C (59-63 °F)

Prefer a pairing with a wine from hillside.
Prefer a pairing with a wine of at least 5 years old.
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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Collioure

Red

Still wine

Serve at 15-17. °C (59-63 °F)

Pair with a wine of at least 2 years old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 6 to 12 years old.

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Corbières

Red

Still wine

Serve at 15-17. °C (59-63 °F)

Pair with a wine over 1 year old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 3 to 6 years old.

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Côte Rôtie

Red

Still wine

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.

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Côtes de Bordeaux Sainte-Foy

Red

Still wine

Serve at 15-17. °C (59-63 °F)

The commercial name generally used is Sainte-Foy Bordeaux Rouge.
Prefer a pairing with a wine over 5 years old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 4 to 8 years old.

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Côtes de Bourg

Red

Still wine

Serve at 16-18. °C (61-64 °F)

May be called Bourg rouge or Bourgeais rouge.
Prefer a pairing with a wine of at least 3 years old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 4 to 8 years old.

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Côtes de Duras

Red

Still wine

Serve at 15-17. °C (59-63 °F)

Pair with a wine of at least 2 years old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 5 to 10 years old.

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Crozes-Hermitage

Red

Still wine

Serve at 16-18. °C (61-64 °F)

Pair with a wine over 1 year old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 3 to 6 years old.

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Gaillac

Red

Still wine

Serve at 15-17. °C (59-63 °F)

Pair with a wine over 1 year old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 3 to 6 years old.

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Gigondas

Red

Still wine

Serve at 15-17. °C (59-63 °F)

Prefer a pairing with a wine of at least 2 years old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 8 to 15 years old.

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Haut-Médoc

Red

Still wine

Serve at 15-17. °C (59-63 °F)

Pair with a wine of at least 2 years old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 5 to 15 years old.

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Languedoc

Red

Still wine

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.

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Morey-Saint-Denis

Red

Still wine

Serve at 13-15. °C (55-59 °F)

Pair with a wine of at least 3 years old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 6 to 10 years old.

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Moulin-à-Vent

Red

Still wine

Serve at 14-16. °C (57-61 °F)

Pair with a wine of at least 2 years old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 5 to 10 years old.

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