Cockles, the small clams found on sandy beaches, are delicate shellfish that can be prepared in a variety of ways, both raw and cooked. Olivier Poussier, World's Best Sommelier in 2000, suggests food and wine pairings to bring out the best in these tasty shellfish.<\/p>\n
To enjoy raw cockles simply opened with a drizzle of lemon and a slice of buttered bread, Olivier recommends white wines with good acidity and a certain amount of tension, to respect the iodised flavour of the cockles. The Folle Blanche grape variety, worked by J\u00e9r\u00e9mie Huchet at the Domaine de la Chauvini\u00e8re in Ch\u00e2teau-Th\u00e9baud (Muscadet), is perfect. This long, easily digestible wine comes from a parcel of granite sand in Clisson, offering a fine mineral expression.<\/p>\n
For cockles prepared marini\u00e8re style with seaweed and parsley, Olivier suggests an equally crystalline Spanish wine: Forjas del Saln\u00e9s' Cuv\u00e9e Leirana 2023, made from the albari\u00f1o grape variety. This wine from the R\u00edas Baixas appellation, in the Val do Saln\u00e9s sub-region, stands out for its aromas of orchard fruit and herbaceous notes, offering beautiful minerality and purity.<\/p>\n
As a French option, a Muscadet S\u00e8vre et Maine Clisson 2020 from Domaine de la P\u00e9pi\u00e8re also goes well with this dish. This wine, matured on its lees in vats for two years, combines power and finesse thanks to its fine bitters and crystalline notes of white pepper, brought out by its sandy-gravelly terroir on granite.<\/p>\n
For cockles cooked Portuguese-style, with pork belly, chorizo, thyme and laurel, Olivier recommends a more structured ros\u00e9. The Reservado 2020 from the Bu\u00e7aco estate, a wine from the emblematic Portuguese hotel that has been producing wine since 1917, is an excellent choice. This ros\u00e9, made from the Baga grape variety and sourced from the D\u00e3o and Bairrada regions, goes perfectly with the land and sea flavours of this dish, thanks to its ability to improve with age.<\/p>\n
These suggestions from Olivier Poussier highlight the diversity of possible pairings to sublimate cockles, whether eaten raw or cooked, with wines of varying profiles but always in harmony with the finesse and iodine of this shellfish.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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