What to Pair with Duck Confit? - Food & Wine

Duck confit is a classic dish in French cuisine. Often served with Sarladaise potatoes, it’s one of the region’s signature dishes. But what wine goes best with duck confit?

How do you choose the right wine to pair with duck confit?

For those who have trouble making up their minds, choosing a wine to pair with duck confit can be quite a challenge.

Why? Because duck confit pairs well with many red wines. With duck confit, it’s best to choose full-bodied red wines. And when choosing a wine, we follow the principle of terroir: I pair a regional dish with a regional wine.

Speaking of which, in which regions is duck confit a regional specialty? Let’s take a look at the Périgord, Quercy, Languedoc, and Gascony!

What wine goes well with duck confit?

• A Gaillac from the Southwest
• A Buzet from the Southwest
• A region in southwestern France
• A Coteaux-du-Quercy from the Southwest. It features a red grape variety typical of the region: Tannat. But it must be said that it’s rather hard to find, except at a specialty wine shop.
• A Bergerac from the Southwest
• A Côte-de-Duras from the Southwest
• A Cahors from the Southwest
• A Minervois from the Languedoc
• And many Bordeaux wines: Lussac-Saint-Émilion, Graves, Médoc, Haut-Médoc, Saint-Émilion.

So, what kind of wine do you prefer with duck confit? Full-bodied reds or lighter reds?