Wine pairings for
Here are 3 recommended wine pairings for ris de veau. Click the button below to explore all options on the Verso app.
Meursault
Meursault (Chardonnay on marl-limestone of Côte de Beaune between Volnay and Puligny, 12-18 months in new oak) — melted butter, toasted hazelnut, acacia honey and flint embrace the melting golden texture of brown-butter pan-seared sweetbreads; brown-butter edge doubling the cooking, toasted hazelnut prolonging shortbread croutons and the caramelised sweetbread texture.
Condrieu
Condrieu (100% Viognier on decomposed granite of steep terraces south of Vienne in northern Rhône) — ripe apricot, white peach, orange blossom and sweet spices magnify sweetbreads in morel cream sauce; oily Viognier grain wrapping cream-vin-jaune sauce, orange blossom echoing grated nutmeg, apricot prolonging rehydrated dried morels.
Volnay 1er Cru
On pan-seared sweetbreads in brown butter, Volnay's silky tannins and floral finesse embrace the offal's creamy texture without masking its delicacy — a canonical Côte de Beaune pairing with noble offal.