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Appropriate serving temperature
for French wines
63°F to 65°F - 17°C to 18 °C : tannic red Wines
Medoc, St. Emilion, wines of South-west, Côtes de nuits, Cabernet
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59°F to 61°F - 15°C to 16°C : less tannic red Wines
Small Bordeaux, Côtes du Rhone, Burgundy, Chinon and Bourgueil…
55°f to 58°F - 13°C to 14°C : light or sharp red Wines
Red Sancerre, black Pinot of Alsace, Beaujolais wine and others Gamay,
Côtes du Rhone…
50°F to 54°F - 10°C to 12°C : round and full dry Wines
white, without acidity
First growth of Burgundy, Châteauneuf du Pape, Gewuztraminer, yellow
wine of the Jura…
46°F to 50°F - 8°C to 10°C : sweet white Wines
Jurançon, Sauternes, Vouvray and other sweet white winew, sweet
aperitif wines….
46°F to 50°F - 8°C to 10°C : white or rosé Wines,
dry, sharp and light
Wines of the Loire (Muscadet, Sancerre), Entre-DeuxMers, Burgundy alligoté,
Riesling…
Below 8°C (47°F), the taste buds are anaesthetized by the cold
and the odors are not expressed.
Above 18°C (65°F), alcohol dominates and masks the other elements
by giving a a burning feeling.
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