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What wine pairs with baba au rhum?

Here are 3 recommended wine pairings for baba au rhum. Click the button below to explore all options on the Verso app.

Sauternes

white · Sémillon, Sauvignon · Sauternes · France — 8–10°C

Sauternes (botrytised Sémillon-Sauvignon-Muscadelle on Bordeaux graves) — acacia honey, candied apricot, saffron and noble rot echo the citrus-rum syrup soaking the baba; candied apricot prolonging orange and lemon in the syrup, honey doubling that drizzled on Chantilly mousseline, botrytic sweetness holding Martinique 50° agricole rum impregnating the brioche dough.

Moscato d'Asti

sparkling · Muscat · Piémont · Italie — 6–8°C

Moscato d'Asti (Muscat à Petits Grains from Piedmont, Asti method at 5.5° and 100g/L residual sugar) — peach, sweet orange, rose and light bubbles lighten rum baba's richness; 5.5° not amplifying the brioche-impregnated rum, sweet orange echoing citrus zests in the syrup, fine bubbles aerating the Tahitian-vanilla Chantilly mousseline.

Banyuls

red · Grenache Noir · Roussillon · France — 14–16°C

Banyuls (Grenache Noir fortified to 16°, terraced schist vineyards facing the Mediterranean at Collioure-Cerbère) — candied cherry, cocoa, roasted coffee and fig share the caramelised notes of rum baba; oxidative rancio mirroring oak-aged rum, candied notes prolonging the dried fruits and macerated raisins sometimes added to the dough.

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