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Meal and wine pairing

Mimolette

France. Nord Pas de Calais. Semi-hard cow's milk cheese annatto colored.

This dish pairs well with:

Wine colors

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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Champagne Demi-sec

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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Champagne Rosé Grand cru Brut

Rosé

Sparkling wine

Serve at 08-10. °C (46-50 °F)

Prefer a pairing with a blending wine Pinot meunier, Pinot noir.
Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 3 to 5 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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Côte de Brouilly

Red

Still wine

Serve at 13-15. °C (55-59 °F)

Prefer a pairing with a young wine.
Pair with a wine over 1 year old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 5 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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Côtes du Jura

White

Still wine

Serve at 10-12. °C (50-54 °F)

Pair with a dominant Savagnin grape.
Pair with a wine of at least 4 years old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 20 to 30 years old.

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Côtes du Jura Vin jaune

Yellow

Still wine

Serve at 12-14. °C (54-57 °F)

Pair with a wine of at least 10 years old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 50 years old and more.
Once you open the bottle, can last it in the fridge for one month.

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Côtes du Rhône

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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Gaillac

White

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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Lalande de Pomerol

Red

Still wine

Serve at 16-18. °C (61-64 °F)

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

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Lussac Saint-Émilion

Red

Still wine

Serve at 15-17. °C (59-63 °F)

Pair with a wine of at least 2 years old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 7 to 10 years old.

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Madiran

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 12 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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Pauillac

Red

Still wine

Serve at 16-18. °C (61-64 °F)

Prefer a pairing with a wine of at least 10 years old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 20 to 50 years old and more for a 1855 classed growth.

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Pessac-Léognan

Red

Still wine

Serve at 16-18. °C (61-64 °F)

Pair with a wine of at least 3 years old, 5 years at least for a cru classé.
Aging potential (estimation) : 10 to 20 years old and more for a classed growth.

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Pomerol

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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