Winery Barton & GuestierSauternes
Sweet wine
In the mouth this sweet wine is a powerful with a good balance between acidity and sweetness.
This wine generally goes well with fruity desserts and blue cheese.
Taste structure of the Sauternes from the Winery Barton & Guestier
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Sauternes of Winery Barton & Guestier in the region of Bordeaux is a powerful with a good balance between acidity and sweetness.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Sauternes of Winery Barton & Guestier in the region of Bordeaux often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, cream or smoke and sometimes also flavors of apples, butter or apricot.
Food and wine pairings with Sauternes
Pairings that work perfectly with Sauternes
Original food and wine pairings with Sauternes
The Sauternes of Winery Barton & Guestier matches generally quite well with dishes of fruity desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of the coughing cat's apple crumble or endive salad with walnuts and blue cheese.
Details and technical informations about Winery Barton & Guestier's Sauternes.
Discover the grape variety: Camaraou
It has been cultivated for a long time in Bearn and in the Jurançonnais. Today, it is very little multiplied and therefore in danger of disappearing. Published genetic analyses have made it possible to discover that it is related to one or more grape varieties, including Savagnin. For more information, click here!
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Sauternes from Winery Barton & Guestier are 1995, 1994, 1996, 1997 and 1998.
Informations about the Winery Barton & Guestier
The Winery Barton & Guestier is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 146 wines for sale in the of Sauternes to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Sauternes
Sauternes, 65 km South of Bordeaux, is a Village renowned for its high quality Sweet wines. Although some wineries produce Dry wines, they sell them under other appellations than Sauternes, which is specific to sweet wines. The village is surrounded on all sides by vineyards, the best of which produce some of the most prestigious, long-lasting and expensive dessert wines in the world. A half bottle of premium, aged Sauternes from a good Vintage can sell for over $1,000.
The wine region of Bordeaux
Bordeaux, in southwestern France, is one of the most famous, prestigious and prolific wine regions in the world. The majority of Bordeaux wines (nearly 90% of the production Volume) are the Dry, medium and Full-bodied red Bordeaux blends for which it is famous. The finest (and most expensive) are the wines of the great châteaux of Haut-Médoc and the right bank appellations of Saint-Émilion and Pomerol. The former focuses (at the highest level) on Cabernet Sauvignon, the latter on Merlot.
The word of the wine: Anthocyanins
Phenolic compounds present in the skin of grapes that give colour to red wines during maceration.
