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Meal and wine pairing

Salt pork with lentils

Salt pork : salt-cured pork.

Synonyms: White bacon with lentils

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 Pinot noir

Red

Still wine

Serve at 14-16. °C (57-61 °F)

Main grape variety: Pinot noir

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

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Anjou

Red

Still wine

Serve at 15-17. °C (59-63 °F)

Prefer a pairing with a wine of at least 2 years old.
Don't hesitate to decant the wine.
Aging potential (estimation) : 1 to 3 years old.

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Anjou Villages

Red

Still wine

Serve at 14-16. °C (57-61 °F)

Prefer a pairing with a wine of at least 5 years old.
Don't hesitate to decant the wine.
Aging potential (estimation) : 8 to 12 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-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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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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Brouilly

Red

Still wine

Serve at 12-14. °C (54-57 °F)

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

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Cahors

Red

Still wine

Serve at 14-16. °C (57-61 °F)

Pair with a wine of at least 3 years old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 5 to 10 years old.

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Cheverny

Red

Still wine

Serve at 14-16. °C (57-61 °F)

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

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Chinon

Red

Still wine

Serve at 15-17. °C (59-63 °F)

Prefer a pairing with a young and fruity wine.
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)

Pair with a wine over 1 year old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 5 to 8 years old.

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Côte de Nuits Villages

Red

Still wine

Serve at 13-15. °C (55-59 °F)

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

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Côte roannaise

Red

Still wine

Serve at 13-15. °C (55-59 °F)

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

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Coteaux du Lyonnais

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 5 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 du Forez

Red

Still wine

Serve at 13-15. °C (55-59 °F)

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

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Côtes du Vivarais

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 3 years old.

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Crozes-Hermitage

Red

Still wine

Serve at 16-18. °C (61-64 °F)

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

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Fronton

Red

Still wine

Serve at 16-18. °C (61-64 °F)

Prefer a pairing with a alcoholic and tannic wine.
Pair with a wine of at least 1 year old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 4 to 7 years old.

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