Wine with Duck

[carolegif]

Can anyone suggest a wine to go with roast duck with plum sauce? I thought a light red, but OH thinks a white goes better.

Thanks!

[237SJ]

How about a Fleurie? Quite light and a bit floral (would compliment the plum sauce).

[sunny-dave]

Light red for me - perhaps a Beaujolais or Loire red - look at the Georges Duboeuf 'flower' label series

... majestic have one or two on offer ...

http://www.majestic.c...nd/keyword-is-duboeuf

[coccinelle]

I'd go with a medium red for duck, white's OK with chicken but not duck IMO

[NOX]

Red with duck imho- nice Douro they do at Morrison's- only £12 per bottle and for that amount a really good wine.

[harvey]

Hi,
I once cooked duck breast one Christmas Eve and paired it with an Italian Barolo from Booths supermarket and was very pleasantly surprised.
Good Luck,
Harvey.

[carolegif]

I think I will open both red and white. I have a lovely Barolo left over from Christmas before last, so will open that, plus a heavier white like a Chardonnay rather than a Sauvignon Blanc.

Thanks guys & gals!

[DTCwordfan]

I would go for a nice red wine, a Chilean Merlot for example, a Burgundy from France, a Rioja from Spain - duck can take the heavier body and these wines can handle the plum sauce......

[DTCwordfan]

and the Barolo will work well....open it, decant it about one to hours ahead so the wine breathes well - so it will be smoother on the palate (bit like letting the duck rest after roasting it).

[heathfield]

From 'DrinkWine.com' suggestions for matching wine to food. "Roast duck in a plum sauce is well-served by red wines, like barbera or syrah, with pronounced black plum flavors."