Winery Adrien BertaillanBaron des Fontenilles Sauternes
Sweet wine
This wine generally goes well with fruity desserts and blue cheese.
Food and wine pairings with Baron des Fontenilles Sauternes
Pairings that work perfectly with Baron des Fontenilles Sauternes
Original food and wine pairings with Baron des Fontenilles Sauternes
The Baron des Fontenilles Sauternes of Winery Adrien Bertaillan matches generally quite well with dishes of fruity desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of apple pie or gnocchi with three cheeses.
Details and technical informations about Winery Adrien Bertaillan's Baron des Fontenilles Sauternes.
Discover the grape variety: Saint-Côme
Simple, lightly aromatic fresh whites with a pale golden robe, supple palate with moderate acidity, showing discrete citrus and white flower aromas. Discreet rustic South-West profile. Very rare, preserved for its heritage value, it survives in a few South-West heritage plots. White French autochtone variety from the South-West, considered identical to Bouysselet by some analyses.
Informations about the Winery Adrien Bertaillan
The Winery Adrien Bertaillan is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 60 wines for sale in the of Sauternes to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Sauternes
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.
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.
The word of the wine: Budding
Phase of the vegetative cycle of the vine corresponding to the bursting of the buds and the appearance of the first leaves.
