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Meal and wine pairing

Pork liver 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: Pork liver terrine

This dish pairs well with:

Wine colors

Alsace Pinot gris

White

Still wine

Serve at 08-10. °C (46-50 °F)

Main grape variety: Pinot gris

Pair with a wine of at least 1 year old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 3 to 10 years old.

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Alsace Riesling

White

Still wine

Serve at 08-10. °C (46-50 °F)

Main grape variety: Riesling

Pair with a wine over 1 year old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 5 to 10 years old.

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Alsace Sylvaner

White

Still wine

Serve at 08-10. °C (46-50 °F)

Main grape variety: Sylvaner

May be called DIPA or Imperial IPA.

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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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Bourgueil

Red

Still wine

Serve at 14-17. °C (57-63 °F)

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

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Chinon

Red

Still wine

Serve at 15-17. °C (59-63 °F)

Pair with a wine of at least 1 year 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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Graves

White

Still wine

Serve at 09-11. °C (48-52 °F)

Prefer a pairing with a dominant Sauvignon grape.
Prefer a pairing with a wine under 2 years old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 2 to 5 years old.

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Mâcon Villages

White

Still wine

Serve at 10-12. °C (50-54 °F)

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

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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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Saumur-Champigny

Red

Still wine

Serve at 16-18. °C (61-64 °F)

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

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Saumur

Red

Still wine

Serve at 16-18. °C (61-64 °F)

Pair with a wine of at least 1 year old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 3 to 5 years old.

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Viré-Clessé

White

Still wine

Serve at 11-13. °C (52-55 °F)

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

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