Winery Benoit Valérie Calvet - Sauternes De La Rougerie

Winery Benoit Valérie CalvetSauternes De La Rougerie

3.7
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Sauternes De La Rougerie of Winery Benoit Valérie Calvet is a sweet wine from the region of Sauternes of Bordeaux.
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.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

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 the coughing cat's apple crumble or endives with ham and blue cheese.

Details and technical informations about Winery Benoit Valérie Calvet's Sauternes De La Rougerie.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

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

Sauternes De La Rougerie - 2009
In the top 100 of of Sauternes wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Sauternes De La Rougerie - 2007
In the top 100 of of Sauternes wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50

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 offers 48 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.4.
This winery is part of the Benoit Valérie Calvet.
It is in the top 5 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Sauternes in the region of Bordeaux

The Winery Benoit Valérie Calvet is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 51 wines for sale in the of Sauternes to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Bordeaux
In the top 40000 of of France wines
In the top 6500 of of Sauternes wines
In the top 4000 of sweet wines
In the top 150000 wines of the world

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.

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The word of the wine: Pruine

A thin, fluffy film that covers the surface of the grape. It makes the berry impermeable and contains the indigenous yeasts necessary for the fermentation of the must.

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