Which wine pairs with Sliced chicken in cream sauce with rice?
Tender chicken strips in a mushroom cream sauce, served with rice.
Sliced chicken in cream sauce with rice pairs best with a red wine (Burgundy, France). The strongest recommendation is Joseph Drouhin · Bourgogne Pinot Noir · 2022, with a Sapreno Match of 97 out of 100. Domaine Faiveley · Bourgogne Pinot Noir · 2021 and Louis Jadot · Bourgogne Pinot Noir Couvent des Jacobins · 2022 also pair very well.
Why these wines work
Sliced chicken in cream sauce with rice is a dish of medium intensity. The right wine matches that intensity without overpowering the dish.
For all 3 recommendations, Sapreno gives the same reasons: The dish and wine intensities match. Fits the creamy, cheesy sauce. Dish and wine share the aroma "Earthy".
The 3 recommendations range from 96 to 97 out of 100 in the Sapreno Match.
Pairs especially well with
- Sapreno Match97
Joseph Drouhin · Bourgogne Pinot Noir · 2022
Red · Pinot Noir · Burgundy, France
Serving temperature 14–18 °C
- Sapreno Match97
Domaine Faiveley · Bourgogne Pinot Noir · 2021
Red · Pinot Noir · Burgund, France
Serving temperature 14–16 °C
Aroma "Delicate" meets "Silky".
- Sapreno Match96
Louis Jadot · Bourgogne Pinot Noir Couvent des Jacobins · 2022
Red · Pinot Noir · Burgundy, France
Serving temperature 14–18 °C
Frequently asked questions
Which grape varieties pair with Sliced chicken in cream sauce with rice?
The top recommendations include Pinot Noir.
Which red wine pairs with Sliced chicken in cream sauce with rice?
The best match is Joseph Drouhin · Bourgogne Pinot Noir · 2022 (Burgundy, France), with a Sapreno Match of 97 out of 100.
Which white wine pairs with Sliced chicken in cream sauce with rice?
The best match is Luc Massy · Dézaley Chemin de Fer · 2023 (Vaud, Switzerland), with a Sapreno Match of 95 out of 100.
Which sparkling wine pairs with Sliced chicken in cream sauce with rice?
The best match is Taittinger · Brut Réserve (Champagne, France), with a Sapreno Match of 94 out of 100.
Which wine is less suited to Sliced chicken in cream sauce with rice?
At the bottom of the Sapreno ranking is a red wine. The reason: The wine overpowers the dish. Too much tannin for this dish. So the type of wine alone does not decide; the profile of the individual wine does.
At what temperature should the wine for Sliced chicken in cream sauce with rice be served?
Joseph Drouhin · Bourgogne Pinot Noir · 2022 is best served at 14 to 18 °C.