Château de CallacChateau Saint-Michel 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 Chateau Saint-Michel Sauternes from the Château de Callac
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Chateau Saint-Michel Sauternes of Château de Callac in the region of Bordeaux is a powerful with a good balance between acidity and sweetness.
Food and wine pairings with Chateau Saint-Michel Sauternes
Pairings that work perfectly with Chateau Saint-Michel Sauternes
Original food and wine pairings with Chateau Saint-Michel Sauternes
The Chateau Saint-Michel Sauternes of Château de Callac matches generally quite well with dishes of fruity desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of tarte tatin or potato soufflé with auvergne blue cheese.
Details and technical informations about Château de Callac's Chateau Saint-Michel Sauternes.
Discover the grape variety: Sémillon
Sémillon blanc is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. Note that this grape variety can also be used for the elaboration of eaux de vie. This variety of vine is characterized by large bunches of grapes, and grapes of large size. Sémillon Blanc can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Loire Valley, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Chateau Saint-Michel Sauternes from Château de Callac are 2010
Informations about the Château de Callac
The Château de Callac is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 11 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: Perlant
Said of a slightly effervescent wine.
