What wine with duck?
Food and wine pairing · classic benchmarks: the preparation and your taste come first.
Magret, confit, roast duck: rich, flavourful meat that demands characterful reds. South West France, duck country, provides the obvious regional pairing.
Red
Solid tannins and dark fruit for magret; a mature Pinot Noir is superb with roast duck.
How to use these pairings
A good pairing balances the dish and the wine: neither should dominate. The suggestions above are proven classics for the category, not rules: the preparation, the sauce and your taste matter more. When in doubt, the regional pairing (the wine from the dish's homeland) rarely fails.
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