Château FilhotGold Reserve 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 Gold Reserve Sauternes from the Château Filhot
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Gold Reserve 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 Gold Reserve Sauternes of Château Filhot in the region of Bordeaux often reveals types of flavors of apricot, toffee or honey and sometimes also flavors of non oak, earth or microbio.
Food and wine pairings with Gold Reserve Sauternes
Pairings that work perfectly with Gold Reserve Sauternes
Original food and wine pairings with Gold Reserve Sauternes
The Gold Reserve Sauternes of Château Filhot matches generally quite well with dishes of fruity desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of the coughing cat's apple crumble or roquefort and gruyère cheese eggs.
Details and technical informations about Château Filhot's Gold Reserve Sauternes.
Discover the grape variety: Alicante Bouschet
It is a crossbreed made in 1855 by Louis and Henri Bouschet from an intraspecific crossing between Grenache noir and Petit Bouschet. The Alicante Henri Bouschet is less and less multiplied, registered however in the Official Catalogue of the varieties of vine of wine grapes list A.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Gold Reserve Sauternes from Château Filhot are 1998
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: Austere
A full-bodied, closed wine whose qualities are noticeable, but which does not express its full potential.
