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Spiny lobster Thermidor

Spiny Lobster meat mixed with a béchamel sauce and Cognac, shallots, fish stock and mustard served in its shell. It can also be served with an oven-browned cheese crust.

Synonyms: Crawfish Thermidor medallion / Crayfish Thermidor medallion / Langouste Thermidor medallion / Rock lobster Thermidor medallion / Sea crayfish Thermidor medallion

This dish pairs well with:

Wine colors

Alsace Gewurztraminer

White

Still wine

Serve at 08-10. °C (46-50 °F)

Main grape variety: Gewurztraminer

Prefer a pairing with a wine of at least 3 years old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 5 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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Arbois

White

Still wine

Serve at 13-16. °C (55-61 °F)

Prefer a pairing with a blending wine Chardonnay, Savagnin.
Prefer a pairing with a wine of at least 2 years old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 8 to 12 years old.

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Chablis

White

Still wine

Serve at 10-12. °C (50-54 °F)

Pair with a wine of at least 2 years old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 5 to 7 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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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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Crozes-Hermitage

White

Still wine

Serve at 12-14. °C (54-57 °F)

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

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Graves

White

Still wine

Serve at 09-11. °C (48-52 °F)

Prefer a pairing with a dominant Sémillon grape.
Prefer a pairing with a wine of at least 5 years old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 5 to 10 years old.

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Hermitage

White

Still wine

Serve at 12-14. °C (54-57 °F)

Pair with a wine of at least 2 years old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 8 to 12 years old.

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Jurançon Sec

White

Still wine

Serve at 08-10. °C (46-50 °F)

Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 2 to 4 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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Meursault

White

Still wine

Serve at 12-14. °C (54-57 °F)

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

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Muscadet

White

Still wine

Serve at 09-11. °C (48-52 °F)

Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 2 to 4 years old.

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Palette

White

Still wine

Serve at 11-13. °C (52-55 °F)

Pair with a wine of at least 2 years old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 5 to 8 years old.

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Pessac-Léognan

White

Still wine

Serve at 08-10. °C (46-50 °F)

Prefer a pairing with a wine of at least 2 years old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 5 to 10 years old and more for a classed growth.

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Pouilly-Fuissé

White

Still wine

Serve at 10-12. °C (50-54 °F)

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

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Pouilly-Fumé

White

Still wine

Serve at 11-13. °C (52-55 °F)

May be called Blanc Fumé de Pouilly.
Pair with a wine of at least 1 year old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 3 to 8 years old.

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Puligny-Montrachet

White

Still wine

Serve at 08-10. °C (46-50 °F)

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

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Quincy

White

Still wine

Serve at 08-10. °C (46-50 °F)

Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 4 to 10 years old.

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Saint-Joseph

White

Still wine

Serve at 10-12. °C (50-54 °F)

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

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Sancerre

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 5 years old.

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Saumur

White

Still wine

Serve at 10-12. °C (50-54 °F)

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

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Savennières

White

Still wine

Serve at 12-14. °C (54-57 °F)

Prefer a pairing with a dry wine.
Pair with a wine of at least 5 years old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 10 to 20 years old.

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