Winery Antoine MoueixSauternes
Sweet wine
This wine generally goes well with fruity desserts and blue cheese.
Food and wine pairings with Sauternes
Pairings that work perfectly with Sauternes
Original food and wine pairings with Sauternes
The Sauternes of Winery Antoine Moueix matches generally quite well with dishes of fruity desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of apple pie or avocados with roquefort cheese.
Details and technical informations about Winery Antoine Moueix's Sauternes.
Discover the grape variety: Velteliner vert
Lively, structured dry whites with a pale golden robe, an ample palate with preserved acidity, and signature aromas of citrus (lime, grapefruit), white pepper, crisp vegetables (radish, rhubarb) and typical mineral notes. Also great age-worthy whites. Star of the Kamptal, Kremstal and Wachau DAC appellations; a strong expression of Austrian wine identity. French synonym for Grüner Veltliner, Austria's most planted emblematic white variety.
Informations about the Winery Antoine Moueix
The Winery Antoine Moueix is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 80 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: Vatting
After five to eight days of alcoholic fermentation, it is possible to prolong the maceration in order to extract the maximum amount of matter from the marc. The wines obtained in this way are rich and full-bodied, and in principle are intended for laying down.
