Meal and wine pairing
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Fattened chicken in demi-deuil with albufera sauce
Demi-deuil : slices of truffle inserted between skin and flesh to infuse the aroma.
Albufera sauce : supreme sauce (cream of poultry and/or veal reduced and added with cream) supplemented with meat glaze and sometimes duck foie gras and Port wine.
Synonyms:
- Fattened chicken in half-mourning with albufera sauce
- Truffled braised fattened chicken with Albufera sauce
This dish pairs well with 10 drinks :
Drinks and wines types
Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet
Vins tranquilles blancs
Serve at 10-12°C ou 50-54 °F.
Pair with a wine of at least 5 years old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 10 to 20 years old.
Chassagne-Montrachet Blanc
Vins tranquilles blancs
Serve at 10-12°C ou 50-54 °F.
Pair with a wine of at least 3 years old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 4 to 6 years old.
Chevalier-Montrachet
Vins tranquilles blancs
Serve at 12-14°C ou 54-57 °F.
Pair with a wine of at least 6 years old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 15 to 20 years old and more.
Corton Grand cru Blanc
Vins tranquilles blancs
Serve at 12-14°C ou 54-57 °F.
Pair with a wine of at least 7 years old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 15 to 30 years old and more.
Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet
Vins tranquilles blancs
Serve at 12-14°C ou 54-57 °F.
Pair with a wine of at least 6 years old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 15 to 30 years.
Meursault Blanc
Vins tranquilles blancs
Serve at 12-14°C ou 54-57 °F.
Pair with a wine of at least 4 years old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 7 to 12 years old.
Montrachet
Vins tranquilles blancs
Serve at 12-14°C ou 54-57 °F.
Pair with a wine over 4 years old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 15 to 30 years old and more.
Puligny-Montrachet Blanc
Vins tranquilles blancs
Serve at 12-14°C ou 54-57 °F.
Pair with a wine of at least 1 year old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 4 to 8 years old.
Sauternes
Vins moelleux et liquoreux blancs
Serve at 08-12°C ou 46-54 °F.
Pair with a wine of at least 6 years old, 10 years at least for a 1855 classed growth.
Serving wine : 08 to 09°C (46-48°F) for wines less than 7 years old. 10 to 12°C (50-54 °F) above.
Aging potential (estimation) : 30 years old and more for a 1855 classed growth.
Pair with a wine of at least 2 years old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 5 to 10 years old.