Château d'Arche - Lafaurie Sauternes

Château d'ArcheLafaurie Sauternes

4.3
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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 Lafaurie Sauternes of Château d'Arche 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 Lafaurie Sauternes of the Château d'Arche is in the top 40 of wines of Sauternes.

Taste structure of the Lafaurie Sauternes from the Château d'Arche

Light
Bold
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Lafaurie Sauternes of Château d'Arche 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

Wine with spices taste

pepper

On the nose the Lafaurie Sauternes of Château d'Arche in the region of Bordeaux often reveals types of flavors of apricot, orange or honey and sometimes also flavors of earth, microbio or oak.

Food and wine pairings with Lafaurie Sauternes

Pairings that work perfectly with Lafaurie Sauternes

Original food and wine pairings with Lafaurie Sauternes

The Lafaurie Sauternes of Château d'Arche matches generally quite well with dishes of fruity desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of express cherry clafoutis or onion and blue cheese pie.

Details and technical informations about Château d'Arche's Lafaurie Sauternes.

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

Discover the grape variety: Ancellotta

A very old grape variety that has been cultivated for a long time in the northern and central parts of Italy. It can also be found in Switzerland, Spain, Eastern Europe, Brazil, Argentina, ... little known in France.

Last vintages of this wine

Lafaurie Sauternes - 2005
In the top 40 of of Sauternes wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Lafaurie Sauternes - 2003
In the top 40 of of Sauternes wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Lafaurie Sauternes - 2002
In the top 40 of of Sauternes wines
Average rating: 4.411110

The best vintages of Lafaurie Sauternes from Château d'Arche are 2002, 2003, 2005

Informations about the Château d'Arche

The winery offers 14 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.
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 d'Arche is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 17 wines for sale in the of Sauternes to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Bordeaux
In the top 5000 of of France wines
In the top 50 of of Sauternes wines
In the top 700 of sweet wines
In the top 25000 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

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The word of the wine: Imperial

Bottle with a capacity of 6 liters (synonym of mathusalem).

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