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, pineapple or cream and sometimes also flavors of oaky, tropical or citrus.
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 rice with milk or cream of chicory soup with roquefort in the thermomix.
Details and technical informations about Château de Malle's Sauternes (Grand Cru Classé).
Discover the grape variety: Muscadelle
Aromatic, fruity whites with a tender palate, with intense aromas of muscat, white flowers, honey, candied citrus and floral notes (no genetic link to the muscat family). Minor component in the great botrytised dessert wines of Sauternes, Barsac, Cérons and Monbazillac, adding perfume and freshness. Also dry in Entre-Deux-Mers. Made as sumptuous fortified wines in Australia (Rutherglen Topaque). French variety from Bordeaux and the South-West.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Sauternes (Grand Cru Classé) from Château de Malle are 1983, 1986, 1999, 1990 and 2015.
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
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: Great wine
In the Bordeaux vineyards, the grand vin is the main wine of the château, although a "second wine" is usually produced. It is a wine of lesser ageing made from the youngest vines.
