What to drink with a veal chop?

Beautiful piece, the veal chop is a sure value. Very well known " à la normande ", purists will tell you that it is a meat full of finesse and delicacy... Finesse and delicacy, these are the key words for this food and wine pairing. Which wine with a veal chop?

The veal chop, it is necessary to recognize it, one does not think of it often. But a good barbecue veal chop, nothing like it to change the dish. The Normandy-style veal chop with its mushrooms and crème fraîche is a real treat. Then a good wine to accompany this dish will be optimum.

What wine with a veal chop?

Pan-fried, in a sauce, opt for a white wine. Cooked on the barbecue, opt for a red wine.

• White wines with a veal chop, rather fat, round and powerful wines depending on the accompaniment : Saint-Bris de Bourgogne, Saint-Romain blanc de Bourgogne, Santenay de Bourgogne, Saint-Aubin de Bourgogne, Pessac-Léognan de Bordeaux, Saint-Peray des Côtes-du-Rhône.
• Red wines, light and fruity wines :Juliénas du Beaujolais, Morgon rouge du Beaujolais, Reuilly de Loire, Menetou-Salon de Loire, Fixin de Bourgogne, Côtes-de-Beaune de Bourgogne.

Alexis Proust for Les Grappes