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Meal and wine pairing

Côtes de Bordeaux

Red

Still wine

Serve at: 16-18. °C (61-64 °F)

This wine is paired well with 44meals

Meal families

Cheeses

Ardi-gasna

France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Pyrénées-Atlantique. Basque Country.
Sheep cheese with raw milk. The rind is rubbed with a paste made from Espelette peppers.

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Beef

Beef Stroganov

Russia.
Speciality with beef, mushrooms, onions, paprika and smetana (sour clotted cream).

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Beef

Bordeaux style beef fillet with duck foie gras

Bordelaise sauce : reduction of dry red wine with bone marrow, shallots, tarragon or thyme with butter and flour.

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Beef

Bordeaux style grilled rib steak

Rib steak : rib of beef with bone attached.
Bordelaise sauce : reduction of dry red wine with bone marrow, shallots, tarragon or thyme with butter and flour.

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Sea fish

Bordeaux style lamprey

France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Gironde.
Fish cooked in a red wine sauce mixed with its own blood and served with garlic croutons.

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Beef

Bordeaux style rib steak

Rib steak : rib of beef with bone attached.
Bordelaise sauce : reduction of dry red wine with bone marrow, shallots, tarragon or thyme with butter and flour.

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Beef

Bordeaux style rib steak with cep mushrooms

Bordelaise sauce : reduction of dry red wine with bone marrow, shallots, tarragon or thyme with butter and flour.

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Sauces

Bordelaise sauce

Reduction of dry red wine with bone marrow, shallots, tarragon or thyme with butter and flour.

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Beef

Braised beef with carrots

Braise : to simmer and stew in a little flavored liquid, food that has been seared on all sides beforehand..

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Cooked meats

Caillette

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Ardèche.
Typical pâté made with pork meat, Swiss chard, spinach or salad, chopped herbs and wrapped in pig's caul fat. There may also be garlic, alcohol, spices, egg, chestnuts, walnuts…
Served cold or hot.

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Cooked meats

Charcuterie board

Assorted cold meats and sausages.

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Sauces

Chasseur sauce

Made from a brown stock, usually veal and sometimes beef, adding white wine and butter with chopped shallots, sliced mushrooms, crushed tomatoes and garnish with chopped parsley.

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Poultry

Chicken cacciatore

Chasseur sauce : made from a brown stock, usually veal and sometimes beef, adding white wine and butter with chopped shallots, sliced mushrooms, crushed tomatoes and garnish with chopped parsley.

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Cooked meats

Cold cut buffet

Buffet : all the dishes of the meal are served on a table, the guests serve themselves.

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Cooked meats

Cold cuts plate

Assorted cold meats and sausages.

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Poultry

Duck breast and gratin dauphinois

Gratin dauphinois : dish based on scalloped potatoes, garlic and fresh cream.

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Beef

Grilled Bordeaux style steak

Bordelaise sauce : reduction of dry red wine with bone marrow, shallots, tarragon or thyme with butter and flour.

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