Discover the top 100 best sweet wines of Sauternes of Sauternes as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the sweet wines that are popular of Sauternes and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Iconic Bordeaux AOC for noble sweet wines, left bank of the Garonne. Golden whites with signature notes of honey, candied apricot, exotic fruit, orange peel, saffron and a finish tightened by chiselled acidity, opulent yet nervy palate — a great age-worthy wine of emotion. Botrytised Semillon dominates (Ciron 'noble rot') concentrating sugars, Sauvignon Blanc adds vivacity, Muscadelle perfume. ~1,416 ha across 5 villages.
Chateau d'Yquem premier cru superieur.
Aromatic, fruity whites with a tender palate, with intense aromas of muscat, white flowers, honey, candied citrus and floral notes (no genetic link to the muscat family). Minor component in the great botrytised dessert wines of Sauternes, Barsac, Cérons and Monbazillac, adding perfume and freshness. Also dry in Entre-Deux-Mers. Made as sumptuous fortified wines in Australia (Rutherglen Topaque). French variety from Bordeaux and the South-West.
sweet wines from the region of Sauternes go well with generally quite well with dishes of fruity desserts, blue cheese or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) such as recipes of yoghurt cake, leek, chicken and gorgonzola lasagne or baked cod portuguese style.
On the nose in the region of Sauternes often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, honey or non oak and sometimes also flavors of earth, oak or citrus fruit. In the mouth in the region of Sauternes is a powerful with a good balance between acidity and sweetness.
