Château FilhotChâteau Pineau du Rey Sauternes
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.
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
On the nose the Château Pineau du Rey Sauternes of Château Filhot in the region of Bordeaux often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, apples or peach and sometimes also flavors of vanilla, apricot or pear.
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 yoghurt cake or chicken fillets with gorgonzola.
Details and technical informations about Château Filhot's Château Pineau du Rey Sauternes.
Discover the grape variety: Thompson seedless
Very productive seedless table grape with long clusters and golden berries with thin skin and crunchy flesh, sweet and fresh flavour. Also used for raisins (sultanas), grape juice and vinification of neutral whites. Grown massively in California, Iran, Turkey, Australia and the Mediterranean, one of the most planted varieties in the world. American synonym for Sultanine, a historic white seedless variety of probable Turkish-Iranian origin.
Last vintages of this wine
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 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.
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: PDO
Protected Designation of Origin - equivalent to the term "controlled designation of origin" in European regulations.
