Château Caillou - Les Erables de Caillou Sauternes

Château CaillouLes Erables de Caillou 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 Les Erables de Caillou Sauternes of Château Caillou 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 Les Erables de Caillou Sauternes from the Château Caillou

Light
Bold
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Les Erables de Caillou Sauternes of Château Caillou in the region of Bordeaux is a powerful with a good balance between acidity and sweetness.

Food and wine pairings with Les Erables de Caillou Sauternes

Pairings that work perfectly with Les Erables de Caillou Sauternes

Original food and wine pairings with Les Erables de Caillou Sauternes

The Les Erables de Caillou Sauternes of Château Caillou matches generally quite well with dishes of fruity desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of express cherry clafoutis or fennel tatin with blue cheese.

Details and technical informations about Château Caillou's Les Erables de Caillou Sauternes.

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

Discover the grape variety: Valérien

Valérien blanc is a grape variety that originated in . This grape variety is the result of a cross of the same species (interspecific hybridization). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. The white Valerian can be found cultivated in these vineyards: Rhone Valley, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Languedoc & Roussillon.

Last vintages of this wine

Les Erables de Caillou Sauternes - 2015
In the top 100 of of Sauternes wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Les Erables de Caillou Sauternes - 2013
In the top 100 of of Sauternes wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Les Erables de Caillou Sauternes - 2011
In the top 100 of of Sauternes wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Les Erables de Caillou Sauternes - 2010
In the top 100 of of Sauternes wines
Average rating: 3.911110

The best vintages of Les Erables de Caillou Sauternes from Château Caillou are 2015, 2013, 2011, 2010

Informations about the Château Caillou

The winery offers 16 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.1.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Sauternes in the region of Bordeaux
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The Château Caillou is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 8 wines for sale in the of Sauternes to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Bordeaux
In the top 45000 of of France wines
In the top 200 of of Sauternes wines
In the top 4000 of sweet wines
In the top 200000 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.

News related to this wine

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Chaintré

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Chaintré, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWi ...

The Rully appellation investigated through its geology and geography

The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to enjoy this video in which Jean-Pierre Renard, Expert Instructor at the Ecole des Vins de Bourgogne, explains the topographical and geological characteristics of the Rully appellation. Here the vineyard is planted on different hills which have very different gelogicial characteristics. It partly explains the great diversity in the expression of the Rully wines. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program (February 20 ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Mancey

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The word of the wine: Collar

The upper, cylindrical part of the bottle. Sales of wine bottles are generally expressed in number of bottles.

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