Wine pairings for
Here are 3 recommended wine pairings for maquereau flambe. Click the button below to explore all options on the Verso app.
Muscadet Sèvre-et-Maine sur Lie
The historic Loire pairing for oily fish: Muscadet sur lie (Melon de Bourgogne aged on fine lees in Pays Nantais) — iodine, lemon and discreet spritz defatting the rich mackerel flesh and holding the Dijon mustard. Total bistro.
Chablis
Chablis (Chardonnay on fossil Kimméridgian) takes the more elegant version: lemon acidity cutting the flame-grilled mackerel's rich flesh, flinty edge doubling the grilled cooking note, chalky minerality holding the mustard sauce.
Riesling Alsace Sec
Dry Alsace Riesling (granitic or schist) is the other great oily-fish + mustard classic: lemon tension cutting the fat, characteristic petrol note holding the Dijon, green apple refreshing between bites.