Which wine to pair with truffles?

Monuments to the French culinary heritage, wine and truffles can only theoretically reveal exceptional combinations. If truffles love to flirt with wine, it is not easy to handle this association. As truffles have a powerful and singular aroma, it is important to choose the right wine with which to associate them.

Forharmony to be established between the two products, the main principle remains that the wine must support and transcend the aromas of the truffle, but above all not overwhelm it. Depending on the variety of truffle used (let's keep in mind the Black Melanosporum Truffle and the White Alba Truffle) and the dishes it accompanies, it is possible to play on agreements of cousinage, and sometimes of contrast.

The choice of a wine with truffles Melanosporum will be particularly linked to the type of dish it accompanies, in this case an infinite number of possibilities (eggs, pasta, red meat, fish, etc.).

To respond to the aromatic power of the mushroom - when consumed on its own or with red meat - one will naturally turn to beautiful mature red wines in the same tones (mushroom, spices, undergrowth). The black truffle is a perfect match with Merlot like a Saint-Emilion Grand Cru or a Pomerol (Bordeaux), with beautiful vintages of the Rhone Valley in Syrah (Crozes-Hermitage), or with great mature Pinot Noirs (Côtes de Nuit).

Italian wines also lend themselves very well to this pairing, especially in Piedmont with a Barolo or Barbaresco.

The association between truffle and white wine is also possible, although sometimes less obvious. Truffles cooked with white meat, eggs or fish will reveal themselves with a great white wine with body. It will be chosen to be very mature, full-bodied and sometimes even fatty to resist the richness of the truffle. We will think of a Meursault Premier Cru (Burgundy), a Châteauneuf-du-Pape (Rhone Valley) or a very nice Riesling (Alsace).

The white truffle/white wine association also works very well with the same type of mature white wine mentioned above, or more mineral.

Finally, don't forget the always successful and refined agreement with a great vintage champagne, preferably blanc de blanc or with a dominant Chardonnay. Here again, choose an advanced brut champagne (15 years old or more) which will further enhance the uniqueness of the truffle.