Château CaillouLes Tourelles de Caillou Sauternes
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 Les Tourelles de Caillou Sauternes from the Château Caillou
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Les Tourelles 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 Tourelles de Caillou Sauternes
Pairings that work perfectly with Les Tourelles de Caillou Sauternes
Original food and wine pairings with Les Tourelles de Caillou Sauternes
The Les Tourelles de Caillou Sauternes of Château Caillou matches generally quite well with dishes of fruity desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of grandma's cherry clafoutis or apple, pear and gorgonzola pizza.
Details and technical informations about Château Caillou's Les Tourelles de Caillou Sauternes.
Discover the grape variety: Triomphe d'Alsace
An interspecific cross between the 101-14 Millardet and Grasset (Vitis Riparia x Vitis Rupestris) and the knipperlé, obtained by Eugène Kuhlmann around 1911 and marketed from 1921. It can still be found in England, the United States, Canada, the Netherlands and Belgium. It should be noted that there is a grape variety of American origin, fortunately white, bearing the name of triumph (concord x chasselas musqué).
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Les Tourelles de Caillou Sauternes from Château Caillou are 2015, 2016, 2013
Informations about the Château Caillou
The Château Caillou is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 7 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: Structure
Refers to both the structure and the overall constitution of a wine.
