Winery CaplaneSauternes Cuvée l'Ausepin
White wine
This wine generally goes well with fruity desserts and blue cheese.
Food and wine pairings with Sauternes Cuvée l'Ausepin
Pairings that work perfectly with Sauternes Cuvée l'Ausepin
Original food and wine pairings with Sauternes Cuvée l'Ausepin
The Sauternes Cuvée l'Ausepin of Winery Caplane matches generally quite well with dishes of fruity desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of the coughing cat's apple crumble or roast veal with blue cheese.
Details and technical informations about Winery Caplane's Sauternes Cuvée l'Ausepin.
Discover the grape variety: Cortese
A very old variety, cultivated for a very long time in Piedmont in northwestern Italy, it can also be found in other Italian wine regions. It is known in Germany, Switzerland, Argentina, Mexico, Brazil, the United States, etc. It is virtually unknown in France.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Sauternes Cuvée l'Ausepin from Winery Caplane are 2010
Informations about the Winery Caplane
The Winery Caplane is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 4 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: Nouaison
Phase of the vegetative cycle of the vine following flowering and corresponding to the formation of the grape berry.
