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: Muscadelle

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.

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 tarte tatin, three-cheese tart (roquefort, goat, emmental) or salmon blanquette.

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.