Château CaillouChâteau Haut-Mayne Sauternes
Sweet wine
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Sémillon and the Sémillon.
This wine generally goes well with fruity desserts and blue cheese.
Food and wine pairings with Château Haut-Mayne Sauternes
Pairings that work perfectly with Château Haut-Mayne Sauternes
Original food and wine pairings with Château Haut-Mayne Sauternes
The Château Haut-Mayne Sauternes of Château Caillou matches generally quite well with dishes of fruity desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of apple pie or potato gratin with blue cheese and bacon.
Discover the grape variety: Sémillon
Sémillon blanc is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. Note that this grape variety can also be used for the elaboration of eaux de vie. This variety of vine is characterized by large bunches of grapes, and grapes of large size. Sémillon Blanc can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Loire Valley, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.
Informations about the Château Caillou
The Château Caillou is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 8 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: Sour
Said of a wine that is unpleasantly pungent and has a vinegar-like odour.
