Pairing Chocolate With Maury Wines

    Maury (Domain Pouderoux) stays close to Banyuls and also belongs to fortified wine varieties. This can be red and white wine due to the variety of grapes it is made of: about 50% comes from Grenache Noir, but also Grenache Gris and Grenache Blanc, Macabeu, Muscat and Malvoisie.

   Its age can go to 30 years and beyond. Depending on the age of the wine, the food to match varies.

Older wines can be compared to port and are best served with dark chocolate, chocolate and coffe-based cakes and confections as well as blue-veined cheeses like Roquefort or Saint Agur and Goat's Cheese. Young wines are lighter in texture while being still sweet.

  Young wines have more fresh fruity notes and are best complemented by fruits, melon and some desserts like puddings or fruit and berry based rich chocolate desserts.

  Some people are persuaded that Banyuls and Maury fortified wines are the only few wines that can be improved when tasted with chocolate.

Maury and Chocolate Pairing Ideas:

  With wines up to five years old choose a high quality chocolate, preferably of single origin. This will help to bring out the intense and unique flavor of the chocolate. Fruits are also a good match. Why not dip fresh fruits into aromatic melted chocolate and bring your tasting session to the next level? Dried fruits in chocolate is another option to go for, and a healthy one. Other chocolate based desserts will surely complement Maury wines. You can experiment lighter and sweeter varieties with milk chocolate desserts, while red Maury would be best with dark chocolate.

Older Maury wines, starting from five years old, would be a great match to dark chocolate and desserts that include coffee and chocolate.  

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