Château Filhot - Château Pineau du Rey Sauternes

Château FilhotChâteau Pineau du Rey Sauternes

3.8
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Château Pineau du Rey Sauternes of Château Filhot 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 Pineau du Rey Sauternes from the Château Filhot

Light
Bold
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Château Pineau du Rey Sauternes of Château Filhot 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

Wine with oak taste

caramel, vanilla

Wine with floral taste

honeysuckle

On the nose the Château Pineau du Rey Sauternes of Château Filhot in the region of Bordeaux often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, microbio or marmalade and sometimes also flavors of dried fruit, floral or citrus fruit.

Food and wine pairings with Château Pineau du Rey Sauternes

Pairings that work perfectly with Château Pineau du Rey Sauternes

Original food and wine pairings with Château Pineau du Rey Sauternes

The Château Pineau du Rey Sauternes of Château Filhot matches generally quite well with dishes of fruity desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of apple cake or homemade gorgonzola sauce.

Details and technical informations about Château Filhot's Château Pineau du Rey Sauternes.

Winemaker
Gabriel de Vaucelles
Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
12.5°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Ondenc

Ondenc is a white grape variety from the southwest of France, particularly present in the vineyards of Bergerac, Duras, Montravel and Gaillac, and is very sensitive to disease, but vigorous and fertile. Pruned short, this variety resists very well to the autan wind. ondenc gives dry or sweet white wines of a beautiful finesse. To gain in complexity, alcohol content and aromatic expression, it is often blended with other white grape varieties. When distilled, it is also the source of high quality perfumed eaux de vie. It is often used in the composition of AOC Côtes-de-Bergerac, Bordeaux, Côtes-de-Duras, Gaillac, etc. Ondenc accounts for less than 10 hectares in France, but is very present in Australia.

Last vintages of this wine

Château Pineau du Rey Sauternes - 2017
In the top 100 of of Sauternes wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Château Pineau du Rey Sauternes - 2016
In the top 100 of of Sauternes wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Château Pineau du Rey Sauternes - 2014
In the top 100 of of Sauternes wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
Château Pineau du Rey Sauternes - 2013
In the top 100 of of Sauternes wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Château Pineau du Rey Sauternes - 2012
In the top 100 of of Sauternes wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Château Pineau du Rey Sauternes - 2009
In the top 100 of of Sauternes wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Château Pineau du Rey Sauternes - 2006
In the top 100 of of Sauternes wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50

The best vintages of Château Pineau du Rey Sauternes from Château Filhot are 2005, 2017, 2009, 2016 and 2013.

Informations about the Château Filhot

The winery offers 6 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.1.
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 Filhot 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.

Top wine Bordeaux
In the top 15000 of of France wines
In the top 150 of of Sauternes wines
In the top 1500 of sweet wines
In the top 55000 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: Short

Said of a wine that leaves little trace in the mouth after tasting (also called "short in the mouth").

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