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Duck Breasts (magrets) With Pears And Oranges

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Alsace Gewurztraminer

Classic

White · Medium · Dry

Lychee, rose petal, and a touch of ginger; medium-bodied, low-acid, and unmistakable. The wine for any cuisine where the spice cabinet did the heavy lifting.

Why it works with Duck Breasts (magrets) With Pears And Oranges

A medium white like Alsace Gewurztraminer matches Duck Breasts (magrets) With Pears And Oranges's weight — neither too lean nor too plush.

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Bourgueil

Loire Cabernet Franc — bigger and more structured than neighboring Chinon, with darker fruit and earthier character. The Cabernet Franc to age.

Why it works with Duck Breasts (magrets) With Pears And Oranges

Bourgueil and Duck Breasts (magrets) With Pears And Oranges make a workable pairing — taste, adjust, enjoy.

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Chinon

Loire Cabernet Franc at its most refined — pencil-shavings, raspberry, and a flint-stone finish. The bistro red of choice; equally good chilled in summer.

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Chinon and Duck Breasts (magrets) With Pears And Oranges make a workable pairing — taste, adjust, enjoy.

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Hermitage - Vin De Paille

Straw wine — grapes dried on straw mats before pressing, concentrating the sugars into syrup. Made in Jura and the Rhône; rare and remarkable.

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Hermitage - Vin De Paille and Duck Breasts (magrets) With Pears And Oranges make a workable pairing — taste, adjust, enjoy.

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Pauillac

The muscular center of the Médoc — three of the five First Growths and the densest, most age-worthy Bordeaux. Cassis, graphite, cedar; built for decades of cellaring.

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Pauillac and Duck Breasts (magrets) With Pears And Oranges make a workable pairing — taste, adjust, enjoy.

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Pessac - Léognan

The aristocratic heart of Graves — both red and white Bordeaux of exceptional quality. Reds are smoky and structured; whites are some of France's most ageable.

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Pessac - Léognan and Duck Breasts (magrets) With Pears And Oranges make a workable pairing — taste, adjust, enjoy.

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Riesling Auslese

Classic

White · Medium · Dry

Aromatic, racy, and shapeshifting — bone-dry in Alsace, off-dry on the Mosel, syrupy and ageless when late-harvested. The single most versatile wine for spicy food on earth.

Why it works with Duck Breasts (magrets) With Pears And Oranges

Riesling Auslese's body and quiet oak echo Duck Breasts (magrets) With Pears And Oranges's richness; the acid resets the palate between bites.

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Riesling Beerenauslese

Adventurous

Dessert · Medium · Sweet

Germany's noble-rot dessert wine — individually selected overripe berries, often botrytis-affected. Honey, dried apricot, decades of ageability.

Why it works with Duck Breasts (magrets) With Pears And Oranges

Riesling Beerenauslese's sweetness echoes the dish's sugar level; check that wine is as sweet or sweeter than Duck Breasts (magrets) With Pears And Oranges.

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Riesling Trockenbeerenauslese

Adventurous

Dessert · Medium · Sweet

Germany's grandest dessert wine — individually picked, shriveled, noble-rot berries. Tiny production, vast price, immortal complexity.

Why it works with Duck Breasts (magrets) With Pears And Oranges

Riesling Trockenbeerenauslese's sweetness echoes the dish's sugar level; check that wine is as sweet or sweeter than Duck Breasts (magrets) With Pears And Oranges.

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Saint Emilion Grand Cru

The Right Bank's grand commune — Merlot-and-Cabernet-Franc blends with rounder tannins and earlier drinkability than the Médoc. Plum, truffle, leather; food-friendly across decades.

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Saint Emilion Grand cruand Duck Breasts (magrets) With Pears And Oranges make a workable pairing — taste, adjust, enjoy.

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