Winery Benoit Valérie CalvetSauternes De La Rougerie
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 De La Rougerie from the Winery Benoit Valérie Calvet
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Sauternes De La Rougerie of Winery Benoit Valérie Calvet in the region of Bordeaux is a powerful with a good balance between acidity and sweetness.
Food and wine pairings with Sauternes De La Rougerie
Pairings that work perfectly with Sauternes De La Rougerie
Original food and wine pairings with Sauternes De La Rougerie
The Sauternes De La Rougerie of Winery Benoit Valérie Calvet matches generally quite well with dishes of fruity desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of rice with milk or quiche with artichoke bottoms and auvergne blue cheese.
Details and technical informations about Winery Benoit Valérie Calvet's Sauternes De La Rougerie.
Discover the grape variety: Muscadelle
Muscadelle white is a grape variety that originated in France (Bergerac). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by bunches of medium size, and grapes of medium caliber. Muscadelle white can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Rhone valley, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Languedoc & Roussillon.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Sauternes De La Rougerie from Winery Benoit Valérie Calvet are 2009, 2007
Informations about the Winery Benoit Valérie Calvet
The Winery Benoit Valérie Calvet is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 49 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: Lightning
Large capacity barrel.
