Château de MalleSauternes (Grand Cru Classé)
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 Sauternes (Grand Cru Classé) of the Château de Malle is in the top 30 of wines of Sauternes.
Taste structure of the Sauternes (Grand Cru Classé) from the Château de Malle
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Sauternes (Grand Cru Classé) of Château de Malle 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 Sauternes (Grand Cru Classé) of Château de Malle in the region of Bordeaux often reveals types of flavors of butterscotch, tree fruit or mango and sometimes also flavors of dried apricot, banana or oil.
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 de Malle matches generally quite well with dishes of fruity desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of the coughing cat's apple crumble or pear, roquefort and walnut tart.
Details and technical informations about Château de Malle's Sauternes (Grand Cru Classé).
Discover the grape variety: Muscadelle
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.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Sauternes (Grand Cru Classé) from Château de Malle are 1983, 1986, 1990, 1999 and 1989.
Informations about the Château de Malle
The Château de Malle is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 6 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.
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The word of the wine: Cryo-extraction
This technique was very popular at the end of the 80's in Sauternes, a little less so now. The grapes are frozen before pressing, and the water transformed into ice remains in the marc, only the sugar flows out. As with the concentrators, the "cryo" can also increase bad taste and greenness.
