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What’s the best wine to pair with lemon tart (aka tarte au citron)?
Posted on February 27 2021 at 08:32
The classic tarte au citron is tricky with wine, particularly if it’s home made. And the sharper and more lemony (and delicious) it is, the harder it is to find a good match.
Tarte au citron with Helmut Lang Beerenauslese Chardonnay
Posted on September 22 2008 at 07:57
Citrus flavours are difficult to match with wine, as I’ve mentioned before, but a classic lemon tart with its combination of sharpness and sweetness is particularly tricky. The better a tart is the more it will tend to strip the flavour out of any accompanying wine, so much so that it’s almost worth serving a shop-bought one (of which there are some very good examples) if you have a serious dessert wine to show off.
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