Top 100 sweet wines of Bordeaux
Discover the top 100 best sweet wines of Bordeaux as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the sweet wines that are popular of Bordeaux and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Discovering the wine region of Bordeaux
World-renowned age-worthy reds, led by round Merlot (plum, black fruit) or firm Cabernet Sauvignon (blackcurrant, cedar, graphite), blended with Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot for tannic structure. Structured Médoc and Graves, velvety Saint-Émilion and Pomerol. Also crisp dry whites (Sauvignon/Sémillon) and opulent sweet Sauternes with honey and candied fruit. A 110,000 ha Gironde vineyard, 65 appellations, cradle of the 1855 classified growths.
Discover the grape variety: Sauvignonasse
Dry, structured, aromatic whites with a pale golden hue, a broad palate and preserved acidity, featuring fresh almond, pear, apple, citrus, white flowers, cut herbs and mineral notes. Fine ageing potential. Star of Friuli Colli Orientali DOC and Collio DOC as Friulano (emblem of Friuli). Also grown in Chile (Sauvignon Vert) and Slovenia. Native south-west variety, long confused with sauvignon blanc.
Food and wine pairing with a sweet wine of Bordeaux
sweet wines from the region of Bordeaux go well with generally quite well with dishes of fruity desserts, blue cheese or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) such as recipes of the coughing cat's apple crumble, steak with bresse bleu cheese or smoked salmon omelette.
Organoleptic analysis of sweet wine of Bordeaux
On the nose in the region of Bordeaux often reveals types of flavors of butterscotch, pineapple or cream and sometimes also flavors of cherry, grapefruit or tropical. In the mouth in the region of Bordeaux is a powerful with a good balance between acidity and sweetness.
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