The Château de Malle is one of the world's great estates. It offers 7 wines for sale in of Sauternes to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Château de Malle wines in Sauternes among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château de Malle wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Château de Malle wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Château de Malle wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of pork tongue with tomato sauce and pickles, lamb stew or duck breast with apples.
On the nose the red wine of Château de Malle. often reveals types of flavors of oaky, oak or black fruit and sometimes also flavors of earthy, blackberry or leather. In the mouth the red wine of Château de Malle. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
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.
Classic Sauternes has a DeepGoldenColor (darker than most other dessert wines), which turns a deep amber color with bottle age. Its aromas include flower and stone fruit, with a hint of honeysuckle - the hallmark of botrytized wines. The best wines balance sweetness with acidity, concentration with freshness and power with elegance. Sauternes wines are primarily made from the Sémillon grape, which accounts for about eight out of every ten vines in the local vineyard.
Sauvignon Blanc accounts for most of the remaining vineyard and is the dominant grape in a small handful of Sauternes wines. Semillon forms a broad, well-structured base with aromas of beeswax and apricot, while Sauvignon Blanc contributes its characteristic herbal aromas and enough acidity to keep the resulting wine fresh rather than mouthwatering. These two varieties (sometimes supplemented by a small amount of Muscadelle and Sauvignon Gris) have become the preferred varieties here, not only because they are also used to make dry white Bordeaux wines, but also because of their susceptibility to a particular type of fungus, Botrytis cinerea (often just botrytis). Apart from yeast, without which the grape juice cannot ferment into wine, one would not expect a fungus to play a key role in winemaking.
How Château de Malle wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of fruity desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of the coughing cat's apple crumble or potato and roquefort tart.
On the nose the sweet wine of Château de Malle. often reveals types of flavors of orange, honey or earth and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, butterscotch or pineapple. In the mouth the sweet wine of Château de Malle. is a powerful with a good balance between acidity and sweetness.
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.
How Château de Malle wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of peasant minestrone, cream and tuna quiche or chicken blanquette.
On the nose the white wine of Château de Malle. often reveals types of flavors of tropical, citrus or butter and sometimes also flavors of earth, microbio or vegetal.
In red wine making, the wine comes directly from the vat after devatting (see press).
Planning a wine route in the of Sauternes? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Château de Malle.
Muscadelle white is a grape variety that originated in France (Bergerac). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by bunches of medium size, and grapes of medium caliber. Muscadelle white can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Rhone valley, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Languedoc & Roussillon.
