Château Ducasse (FR)Sauternes
Sweet wine
This wine generally goes well with fruity desserts and blue cheese.
Food and wine pairings with Sauternes
Pairings that work perfectly with Sauternes
Original food and wine pairings with Sauternes
The Sauternes of Château Ducasse (FR) matches generally quite well with dishes of fruity desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of the coughing cat's apple crumble or veal chops with gorganzola en papillote.
Details and technical informations about Château Ducasse (FR)'s Sauternes.
Discover the grape variety: Tourbat
Structured and aromatic dry whites with a pale golden hue, an ample palate with preserved acidity, and signature aromas of citrus (lemon, grapefruit), white flowers, white-fleshed fruits and saline mineral notes. Refined Mediterranean profile. Contributes to distinctive Roussillon blends. French autochthonous white grape from Roussillon, identical to the Sardinian Torbato according to genetic analyses, grown in small quantities.
Informations about the Château Ducasse (FR)
The Château Ducasse (FR) 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.
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: Venaison (taste of)
Wine aromas reminiscent of game (fur, leather, hare's belly).
