Meal and wine pairing
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Chicken with cream sauce
Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.
Synonyms: Chicken in creamy sauceSee also : Chicken Vallée d’Auge style
This dish pairs well with 43 drinks :
Drinks and wines types
Alsace Gewurztraminer
Still white wine(s)
Serve at 08-10°C or 46-50 °F.
Can be drunk from : 3 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 5 to 10 years old.
Alsace Pinot gris
Still white wine(s)
Serve at 08-10°C or 46-50 °F.
Can be drunk from : 1 year.
Aging potential (estimation) : 3 to 10 years old.
Anjou Villages
Still red wine(s)
Serve at 14-16°C or 57-61 °F.
Can be drunk from : 2 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 8 to 12 years old.
Barsac
Sweet and Medium-sweet white wine(s)
Serve at 08-12°C or 46-54 °F.
Can be drunk from : 2 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 10 to 30 years old and more for a 1855 classed growth.
Beaujolais Rouge
Still red wine(s)
Serve at 13-15°C or 55-59 °F.
Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 2 to 4 years old.
Prefer a pairing with a wine aged 1 to 2 years old.
Beaujolais-Villages Rouge
Still red wine(s)
Serve at 13-15°C or 55-59 °F.
Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 3 to 4 years old.
Bordeaux Blanc
Still white wine(s)
Serve at 08-10°C or 46-50 °F.
Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 2 to 5 years old.
Bourgueil Rouge
Still red wine(s)
Serve at 13-15°C or 55-59 °F.
Can be drunk from : 2 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 5 to 10 years old.
Brut cider
Cider(s) / Perry / Mead
Serve at 06-09°C or 43-48 °F.
Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 1 year old.
Once you open the bottle, consume it within 3 days.
Chablis Grand cru
Still white wine(s)
Serve at 12-14°C or 54-57 °F.
Can be drunk from : 5 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 10 to 15 years old and more.
Champagne Blanc de noirs Brut
White sparkling wine(s)
Serve at 08-10°C or 46-50 °F.
Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 1 to 2 years old.
Château-Grillet
Still white wine(s)
Serve at 10-12°C or 50-54 °F.
Can be drunk from : 8 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 15 to 20 years old.
Chinon Rouge
Still red wine(s)
Serve at 15-17°C or 59-63 °F.
Can be drunk from : 1 year.
Aging potential (estimation) : 3 to 5 years old for the terraces, 15 to 30 years old and more for the hillside vineyards.
Condrieu demi-sec
Still white wine(s)
Serve at 10-12°C or 50-54 °F.
Can be drunk from : 2 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 6 to 12 years old.
Corbières rosé
Still rosé wine(s)
Serve at 10-12°C or 50-54 °F.
Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 1 to 2 years old.
Côte de Beaune-Villages
Still red wine(s)
Serve at 14-16°C or 57-61 °F.
Can be drunk from : 2 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 4 to 6 years old.
Côte de Brouilly
Still red wine(s)
Serve at 13-15°C or 55-59 °F.
Can be drunk from : 1 year.
Aging potential (estimation) : 5 to 8 years old.
Côtes de Bergerac Blanc moelleux
Sweet and Medium-sweet white wine(s)
Serve at 08-10°C or 46-50 °F.
Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 3 to 5 years old.
Côtes du Rhône Blanc
Still white wine(s)
Serve at 09-11°C or 48-52 °F.
Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 1 to 3 years old.
Crozes-Hermitage Blanc
Still white wine(s)
Serve at 12-14°C or 54-57 °F.
Can be drunk from : 1 year.
Aging potential (estimation) : 3 to 6 years old.
Prefer a pairing with a young and unoaked wine.
Graves Blanc
Still white wine(s)
Serve at 09-11°C or 48-52 °F.
Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 2 to 5 years old.
Pairing with a dominant Sémillon grape.
Prefer a pairing with a wine of at least 5 years old.
Haut-Médoc
Still red wine(s)
Serve at 15-17°C or 59-63 °F.
Can be drunk from : 2 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 5 to 15 years old.
Hermitage Blanc
Still white wine(s)
Serve at 12-14°C or 54-57 °F.
Can be drunk from : 2 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 8 to 12 years old.
Juliénas
Still red wine(s)
Serve at 14-16°C or 57-61 °F.
Can be drunk from : 2 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 5 to 10 years old.
Serving wine : 08 to 09°C (46-48°F) for wines less than 7 years old. 10 to 12°C (50-54 °F) above.