Château Dudon - Château Gallien Sauternes

Château DudonChâteau Gallien Sauternes

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Château Gallien Sauternes of Château Dudon 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 Château Gallien Sauternes from the Château Dudon

Light
Bold
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Château Gallien Sauternes of Château Dudon in the region of Bordeaux is a powerful with a good balance between acidity and sweetness.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with earth taste

honey, balsamic

Wine with oak taste

oak, caramel

Wine with microbio taste

cheese

On the nose the Château Gallien Sauternes of Château Dudon in the region of Bordeaux often reveals types of flavors of apples, apricot or cheese and sometimes also flavors of honey, non oak or earth.

Details and technical informations about Château Dudon's Château Gallien Sauternes.

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

Discover the grape variety: Jurançon

Jurançon white is a grape variety that originated in France (South West). 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 small bunches, and grapes of medium size. The white Jurançon can be found cultivated in these vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Languedoc & Roussillon, Rhone Valley.

Last vintages of this wine

Château Gallien Sauternes - 2018
In the top 100 of of Sauternes wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Château Gallien Sauternes - 2017
In the top 100 of of Sauternes wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Château Gallien Sauternes - 2016
In the top 100 of of Sauternes wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Château Gallien Sauternes - 2015
In the top 100 of of Sauternes wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Château Gallien Sauternes - 2014
In the top 100 of of Sauternes wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Château Gallien Sauternes - 2013
In the top 100 of of Sauternes wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Château Gallien Sauternes - 2012
In the top 100 of of Sauternes wines
Average rating: 3.911110

The best vintages of Château Gallien Sauternes from Château Dudon are 2017, 2015, 2010, 2006 and 2014.

Informations about the Château Dudon

The winery offers 4 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Sauternes in the region of Bordeaux

The Château Dudon is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 5 wines for sale in the of Sauternes to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Bordeaux
In the top 5000 of of France wines
In the top 500 of of Sauternes wines
In the top 650 of sweet wines
In the top 20000 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.

The word of the wine: Millerandage

Poor fertilization of some grapes at the time of flowering in cold or rainy weather. Milled grapes do not grow and usually do not contain seeds.

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