Top 100 sweet wines of Cognac
Discover the top 100 best sweet wines of Cognac as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the sweet wines that are popular of Cognac and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Discovering the wine region of Cognac
Charente vineyard dedicated to distillation for Cognac eau-de-vie (AOC 1936). Six signature ranked crus: Grande Champagne the most prestigious (elegance and length), fine Petite Champagne, round and floral Borderies, fruity Fins Bois, rustic Bons Bois, ordinary Bois. Spirits with grape, white flowers, dried fruits, vanilla, leather, spice and noble rancio notes — from young VS to long-aged XO. Ugni Blanc king (98%), Folle Blanche, Colombard.
Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon Gris
Aromatic, full-bodied dry whites with a pale golden, slightly rosy color, ample palate and preserved acidity, with signature aromas of candied citrus, exotic fruits (mango, passion fruit), white peach, white flowers and subtle herbaceous notes (boxwood), more discreet than sauvignon blanc. Minor component in Bordeaux Blanc, Pessac-Léognan and Graves AOC blends, dry and sweet. Grey-skinned mutation of sauvignon blanc, indigenous to Bordeaux.
Food and wine pairing with a sweet wine of Cognac
sweet wines from the region of Cognac go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of barbecued prime rib with coarse salt, lamb and coconut curry, african style or reblochon tartiflette.
Organoleptic analysis of sweet wine of Cognac
On the nose in the region of Cognac often reveals types of flavors of apples, non oak or earth and sometimes also flavors of microbio, oak or tree fruit.
