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 rice with milk or pumpkin and roquefort quiche.
Details and technical informations about Château Filhot's Château Pineau du Rey Sauternes.
Discover the grape variety: Siegerrebe
An intraspecific cross between the Madeleine angevine and the Gewurztraminer obtained in 1929 by Georg Scheu at the Alzey testing station (Germany). Almost unknown in France, it can be found in Germany, Denmark, the Netherlands, Belgium, Sweden, Switzerland, England, the United States, Canada, etc.
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
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: Destemming
Action consisting in separating the grapes from the stalk before vinification. The stalk, the woody part of the bunch, may give the wine an unpleasant vegetal character.
