Lucas Mader
Category Manager for Beer, Refreshment, & Spirits, Cicerone
Favourite Fast Food Pairing: Arby’s, Roast Beef Sandwich
Since I’m born and raised in the South Shore, I guess the burden falls on me to represent and defend the last remaining Arby’s in the province. Going there as a kid, I’d always got the chicken strips and curly fries, but now on the rare occasion I’m in Bridgewater at lunchtime I’m grabbing a roast beef sammy. And since none of my coworkers wanted to give a little love to one of my favourite grapes – Cabernet Franc – then I guess I’ve gotta bear that cross as well.
Pascal Lambert Chinon (the grape is Cab Franc) serves up an assortment of fresh and crunchy red fruits along with a host of elegant herbal notes, a little spice, and clean bright acidity. It can be served slightly chilled (as can many of your favourite reds) and it pairs very well with food – like the Arby’s Roast Beef sandwich. The interplay of roast beef meatiness, sesame bun, and that tangy horsey sauce is like a perfect Tetris fit with Chinon’s fresh and spicy flavours, and thanks to the wines punchy acidity it’s all washed away and resetted for that next bite. Chinon can also totally hang out with those curly fries, too.
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