Château d'ArchePrieuré d'Arche 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.
The Prieuré d'Arche Sauternes of the Château d'Arche is in the top 80 of wines of Sauternes.
Taste structure of the Prieuré d'Arche Sauternes from the Château d'Arche
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Prieuré d'Arche 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
On the nose the Prieuré d'Arche Sauternes of Château d'Arche in the region of Bordeaux often reveals types of flavors of vanilla, apricot or orange and sometimes also flavors of honey, non oak or earth.
Food and wine pairings with Prieuré d'Arche Sauternes
Pairings that work perfectly with Prieuré d'Arche Sauternes
Original food and wine pairings with Prieuré d'Arche Sauternes
The Prieuré d'Arche Sauternes of Château d'Arche matches generally quite well with dishes of fruity desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of apple pie or mussels with cream and blue cheese.
Details and technical informations about Château d'Arche's Prieuré d'Arche Sauternes.
Discover the grape variety: Valdiguié
Supple and fruity reds with a clear ruby robe, melted tannins and fresh acidity, with aromas of red fruits (raspberry, cherry, strawberry), soft spices and floral notes. A light, thirst-quenching style, best drunk young, often by carbonic maceration. Grown in California as "Napa Gamay" and in Languedoc IGPs. An autochthonous south-west variety once ubiquitous in France, now in revival for modern cuvées.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Prieuré d'Arche Sauternes from Château d'Arche are 2016, 2014, 2008, 2007 and 2004.
Informations about the Château d'Arche
The Château d'Arche is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 21 wines for sale in the of Sauternes to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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: Barbarossa
A black wine and table grape variety grown in Corsica, which is used in the ajaccio appellation.
