Château Caillou - Sauternes (Grand Cru Classé)

Château CaillouSauternes (Grand Cru Classé)

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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 Sauternes (Grand Cru Classé) 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.
The Sauternes (Grand Cru Classé) of the Château Caillou is in the top 20 of wines of Sauternes.

Taste structure of the Sauternes (Grand Cru Classé) from the Château Caillou

Light
Bold
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Sauternes (Grand Cru Classé) of Château Caillou in the region of Bordeaux is a powerful with a good balance between acidity and sweetness.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with earth taste

honey, ginger

Wine with oak taste

caramel, vanilla

Wine with microbio taste

cheese

Wine with spices taste

cinnamon

On the nose the Sauternes (Grand Cru Classé) of Château Caillou in the region of Bordeaux often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, oaky or apples and sometimes also flavors of peach, vanilla or apricot.

Food and wine pairings with Sauternes (Grand Cru Classé)

Pairings that work perfectly with Sauternes (Grand Cru Classé)

Original food and wine pairings with Sauternes (Grand Cru Classé)

The Sauternes (Grand Cru Classé) of Château Caillou matches generally quite well with dishes of fruity desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of express cherry clafoutis or tuna and roquefort pie.

Details and technical informations about Château Caillou's Sauternes (Grand Cru Classé).

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

Discover the grape variety: Delrho

Simple colourful and fruity reds with a light purple colour, smooth tannins, an airy palate with preserved acidity, and understated aromas of red and black fruits. Productive. Now marginal, surviving in a few heritage plots in France and preserved in varietal collections for its genetic interest. French black hybrid variety developed in the 20th century as a disease-resistant cross.

Last vintages of this wine

Sauternes (Grand Cru Classé) - 2016
In the top 20 of of Sauternes wines
Average rating: 4.511110.5
Sauternes (Grand Cru Classé) - 2015
In the top 20 of of Sauternes wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Sauternes (Grand Cru Classé) - 2014
In the top 20 of of Sauternes wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Sauternes (Grand Cru Classé) - 2013
In the top 20 of of Sauternes wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Sauternes (Grand Cru Classé) - 2012
In the top 20 of of Sauternes wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Sauternes (Grand Cru Classé) - 2011
In the top 20 of of Sauternes wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Sauternes (Grand Cru Classé) - 2010
In the top 20 of of Sauternes wines
Average rating: 4.211110

The best vintages of Sauternes (Grand Cru Classé) from Château Caillou are 1989, 1959, 1999, 1947 and 2016.

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 2000 of of France wines
In the top 25 of of Sauternes wines
In the top 300 of sweet wines
In the top 8500 wines of the world

The wine region of Sauternes

Iconic Bordeaux AOC for noble sweet wines, left bank of the Garonne. Golden whites with signature notes of honey, candied apricot, exotic fruit, orange peel, saffron and a finish tightened by chiselled acidity, opulent yet nervy palate — a great age-worthy wine of emotion. Botrytised Semillon dominates (Ciron 'noble rot') concentrating sugars, Sauvignon Blanc adds vivacity, Muscadelle perfume. ~1,416 ha across 5 villages.


The wine region of Bordeaux

World-renowned age-worthy reds, led by round Merlot (plum, black fruit) or firm Cabernet Sauvignon (blackcurrant, cedar, graphite), blended with Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot for tannic structure. Structured Médoc and Graves, velvety Saint-Émilion and Pomerol. Also crisp dry whites (Sauvignon/Sémillon) and opulent sweet Sauternes with honey and candied fruit. A 110,000 ha Gironde vineyard, 65 appellations, cradle of the 1855 classified growths.

The word of the wine: Drawing (liqueur de)

In champagne and sparkling wines of traditional method, addition to the wine, at the time of bottling (tirage) of sugars and yeasts dissolved in wine. These components will provoke the second fermentation in the bottle leading to the formation of carbon dioxide bubbles.

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