Wine and food pairing: rabbit with prunes

Rabbit au pruneau is a traditional dish of French cuisine, featuring rabbit simmered in a sauce of red wine, prunes and spices. It's a rich, flavorful dish that lends itself well to being enjoyed with wine.

When choosing a wine to accompany rabbit with prunes, you need to consider the various elements of the dish:

Meat: Rabbit is a white meat, which has a delicate flavor. It's therefore important to choose a wine that will bring out the best in it.

The sauce: The sauce is made from a white meat, with a delicate flavor.

The sauce: The red wine, prune and spice sauce is the main element of the dish. It brings flavor and complexity to the dish. It is therefore important to choose a wine that can harmonize with the sauce.

Red wines are best suited to accompany rabbit with prunes. They have the power and complexity needed to support the flavor of the meat and the sauce.

Red wines are the most suitable to accompany rabbit with prunes.

The red wines we recommend to accompany a rabbit au pruneau are:

Burgundy wines: Burgundy wines are elegant, complex red wines, with aromas of red fruit, black fruit, flowers and spices. They go perfectly with rabbit with prunes. For example, you can taste the Marsannay from domaine Jean Fournier or the Pommards from domaine Chantal Lescure.

Wines from the Rhône Valley: The Rhône Valley produces red wines that go well with sweet and savory dishes like Lapin aux Pruneaux . These wines are fruity and spicy, with aromas of red fruits, black fruits and spices. For example, try a Beaume de Venise from Domaine de la Ferme Saint-Martin !

Languedoc-Roussillon wines: Languedoc-Roussillon wines are fruity and spicy, with aromas of black fruits, garrigue and spices. Organic wines from domaine d'Aupilhac or those from Mas Haut-Buis are lovely choices to accompany a rabbit with prunes!