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Meal and wine pairing

Oven-baked croque-monsieur with bechamel sauce

Bechamel sauce : Butter and flour (roux) made with milk or cream.

This dish pairs well with:

Wine colors

Alsace Sylvaner

White

Still wine

Serve at 08-10. °C (46-50 °F)

Main grape variety: Sylvaner

Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 2 to 3 years old.

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Alsace Rosé Pinot noir

Rosé

Still wine

Serve at 08-10. °C (46-50 °F)

Main grape variety: Pinot noir

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

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Beaujolais

White

Still wine

Serve at 08-10. °C (46-50 °F)

Pair with a wine of 1 to 2 years old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 2 to 4 years old.

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Beaujolais

Rosé

Still wine

Serve at 10-12. °C (50-54 °F)

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

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Beaujolais

Red

Still wine

Serve at 13-15. °C (55-59 °F)

Pair with a wine of 1 to 2 years old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 2 to 4 years old.

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Beaujolais supérieur

Red

Still wine

Serve at 12-14. °C (54-57 °F)

Pair with a wine of 1 to 4 years old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 3 to 4 years old.

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Beaujolais-Villages

White

Still wine

Serve at 08-10. °C (46-50 °F)

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

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Beaujolais-Villages

Rosé

Still wine

Serve at 10-12. °C (50-54 °F)

Pair with a wine under 2 years old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 1 to 3 years old.

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Beaujolais-Villages

Red

Still wine

Serve at 13-15. °C (55-59 °F)

Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 3 to 4 years old.

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Bordeaux

Rosé

Still wine

Serve at 08-10. °C (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 Brut

White

Sparkling wine

Serve at 08-10. °C (46-50 °F)

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

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Chénas

Red

Still wine

Serve at 13-15. °C (55-59 °F)

Pair with a wine of at least 1 year old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 4 to 8 years old.

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Chiroubles

Red

Still wine

Serve at 13-15. °C (55-59 °F)

Pair with a wine under 4 years old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 6 to 8 years old.

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Coteaux d’Ancenis

Rosé

Still wine

Serve at 10-12. °C (50-54 °F)

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

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Côtes d’Auvergne

Red

Still wine

Serve at 14-16. °C (57-61 °F)

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

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Côtes de Provence

White

Still wine

Serve at 10-12. °C (50-54 °F)

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

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Côtes de Toul Gris

Gray

Still wine

Serve at 08-10. °C (46-50 °F)

Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 2 to 3 years old.

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Crémant d’Alsace

White

Sparkling wine

Serve at 06-08. °C (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 de Bordeaux

Rosé

Sparkling wine

Serve at 07-09. °C (45-48 °F)

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

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Crémant de Bourgogne

White

Sparkling wine

Serve at 06-08. °C (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 de la Loire

White

Sparkling wine

Serve at 06-08. °C (43-46 °F)

Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 2 to 3 years old.

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