Winery Chantet BlanetSauternes
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 from the Winery Chantet Blanet
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Sauternes of Winery Chantet Blanet 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 Sauternes of Winery Chantet Blanet in the region of Bordeaux often reveals types of flavors of apricot, honey or earth and sometimes also flavors of oak, tree fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Sauternes
Pairings that work perfectly with Sauternes
Original food and wine pairings with Sauternes
The Sauternes of Winery Chantet Blanet matches generally quite well with dishes of fruity desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of apple pie or mussels with roquefort cheese.
Details and technical informations about Winery Chantet Blanet's Sauternes.
Discover the grape variety: Gaillard 2
Interspecific cross between an othello-rupestris and the noah obtained in 1885 by Fernand Gaillard. In the 1960s, Gaillard 2 still represented nearly 4,000 hectares, particularly in the Centre-West and Burgundy regions. Today, it has practically disappeared.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Sauternes from Winery Chantet Blanet are 2016, 2017, 2018, 2012 and 2003.
Informations about the Winery Chantet Blanet
The Winery Chantet Blanet is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 24 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: Grenache gris
A grey variety of Grenache grown in the Pyrénées-Orientales, the Aude and the southern Rhône valley. Its powerful and round wines are used in the blending of dry white or rosé wines and natural sweet wines.
