Maison Bouey - Château Violet Lamothe Sauternes

Maison BoueyChâteau Violet Lamothe Sauternes

3.6
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Château Violet Lamothe Sauternes of Maison Bouey 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 Château Violet Lamothe Sauternes from the Maison Bouey

Light
Bold
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Château Violet Lamothe Sauternes of Maison Bouey in the region of Bordeaux is a powerful with a good balance between acidity and sweetness.

Food and wine pairings with Château Violet Lamothe Sauternes

Pairings that work perfectly with Château Violet Lamothe Sauternes

Original food and wine pairings with Château Violet Lamothe Sauternes

The Château Violet Lamothe Sauternes of Maison Bouey matches generally quite well with dishes of fruity desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of the coughing cat's apple crumble or lasagne with 5 cheeses.

Details and technical informations about Maison Bouey's Château Violet Lamothe Sauternes.

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

Discover the grape variety: Tressailler

According to published genetic analyses, it is the result of a cross between Pinot Blanc and Gouais Blanc, which is registered in the Official Catalogue of Wine Grape Varieties, list A1.

Last vintages of this wine

Château Violet Lamothe Sauternes - 2016
In the top 100 of of Sauternes wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50

The best vintages of Château Violet Lamothe Sauternes from Maison Bouey are 2016

Informations about the Maison Bouey

The winery offers 517 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.4.
This winery is part of the Maison Bouey.
It is in the top 100 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Sauternes in the region of Bordeaux

The Maison Bouey is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 509 wines for sale in the of Sauternes to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Bordeaux
In the top 95000 of of France wines
In the top 2500 of of Sauternes wines
In the top 15000 of sweet wines
In the top 400000 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: Foxé

An animal odor found in certain reduced or old wines, which are also said to fox, in reference to the fox.

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