Chateau des Ormes - Le Chevalier Sauternes

Chateau des OrmesLe Chevalier Sauternes

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Le Chevalier Sauternes of Chateau des Ormes is a sweet wine from the region of Sauternes of Bordeaux.
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 Le Chevalier Sauternes from the Chateau des Ormes

Light
Bold
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Le Chevalier Sauternes of Chateau des Ormes in the region of Bordeaux is a powerful with a good balance between acidity and sweetness.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Food and wine pairings with Le Chevalier Sauternes

Pairings that work perfectly with Le Chevalier Sauternes

Original food and wine pairings with Le Chevalier Sauternes

The Le Chevalier Sauternes of Chateau des Ormes matches generally quite well with dishes of fruity desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of apple pie or watercress salad with vitamins.

Details and technical informations about Chateau des Ormes's Le Chevalier Sauternes.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Goron de Bovernier

Its origin is most certainly Valdôtaine (Italy), still cultivated in the Entremont Valley in the Swiss Valais and totally unknown in other countries. It is the result of a natural cross between a still unknown or even extinct variety and the Cornalin du Valais or rouge du pays. It is the grandson of the humagne rouge or petit rouge and would also have genetic links with the rèze and the chasselas. The Goron de Bovernier is registered in the Official Catalogue of wine grape varieties list B.

Last vintages of this wine

Le Chevalier Sauternes - 2012
In the top 100 of of Sauternes wines
Average rating: 3.911110

The best vintages of Le Chevalier Sauternes from Chateau des Ormes are 2012

Informations about the Chateau des Ormes

The winery offers 2 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Sauternes in the region of Bordeaux

The Chateau des Ormes is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 2 wines for sale in the of Sauternes to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Bordeaux
In the top 65000 of of France wines
In the top 250 of of Sauternes wines
In the top 6500 of sweet wines
In the top 250000 wines of the world

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: Flow

Action consisting of draining the wine from a vat of red wine (free-run wine), the marc then being pressed to obtain the press wine.

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