Vignobles Leglise - Château Lamourette Sauternes

Vignobles LegliseChâteau Lamourette Sauternes

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Château Lamourette Sauternes of Vignobles Leglise 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.
The Château Lamourette Sauternes of the Vignobles Leglise is in the top 40 of wines of Sauternes.

Taste structure of the Château Lamourette Sauternes from the Vignobles Leglise

Light
Bold
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Château Lamourette Sauternes of Vignobles Leglise 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 Château Lamourette Sauternes of Vignobles Leglise in the region of Bordeaux often reveals types of flavors of cream, peach or vanilla and sometimes also flavors of apricot, honey or non oak.

Food and wine pairings with Château Lamourette Sauternes

Pairings that work perfectly with Château Lamourette Sauternes

Original food and wine pairings with Château Lamourette Sauternes

The Château Lamourette Sauternes of Vignobles Leglise matches generally quite well with dishes of fruity desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of apple cake or roast veal with blue cheese.

Details and technical informations about Vignobles Leglise's Château Lamourette Sauternes.

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

Discover the grape variety: Couderc noir

Natural interspecific crossing between Jaeger 70 (Vitis Rupestris x Vitis Lincecumii) and an unknown Vitis Vinifera discovered by Eugène Contassot, the seeds from this crossing having been offered to/seeded by Georges Couderc. This direct-producing hybrid was the most widely planted, particularly in the south of France. There are still a few strains in production today, but it is practically no longer multiplied, although it is registered in the Official Catalogue of Vine Varieties, list A1. - Synonymy: Couderc 7120, Contassot 20 (for all the synonyms of the varieties, click here!).

Last vintages of this wine

Château Lamourette Sauternes - 2013
In the top 40 of of Sauternes wines
Average rating: 411110
Château Lamourette Sauternes - 2010
In the top 40 of of Sauternes wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Château Lamourette Sauternes - 2009
In the top 40 of of Sauternes wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Château Lamourette Sauternes - 2005
In the top 40 of of Sauternes wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Château Lamourette Sauternes - 2003
In the top 40 of of Sauternes wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Château Lamourette Sauternes - 2001
In the top 40 of of Sauternes wines
Average rating: 411110

The best vintages of Château Lamourette Sauternes from Vignobles Leglise are 2010, 2009, 2003, 2013 and 2001.

Informations about the Vignobles Leglise

The winery offers 5 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Sauternes in the region of Bordeaux

The Vignobles Leglise is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 6 wines for sale in the of Sauternes to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Bordeaux
In the top 5000 of of France wines
In the top 45 of of Sauternes wines
In the top 650 of sweet wines
In the top 20000 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: Chopine

Small bottle with a capacity of 50 centilitres.

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