Château Filhot - Zest Sauternes

Château FilhotZest Sauternes

The Zest 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 Zest Sauternes from the Château Filhot

Light
Bold
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

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

Food and wine pairings with Zest Sauternes

Pairings that work perfectly with Zest Sauternes

Original food and wine pairings with Zest Sauternes

The Zest Sauternes of Château Filhot matches generally quite well with dishes of fruity desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of apple pie or fennel tatin with blue cheese.

Details and technical informations about Château Filhot's Zest Sauternes.

Winemaker
Gabriel de Vaucelles
Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
13°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Manseng

Manseng noir 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 bunches of medium to large size, and grapes of small to medium size. Manseng noir can be found cultivated in these vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon.

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 5 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 150000 of of France wines
In the top 500 of of Sauternes wines
In the top 20000 of sweet wines
In the top 600000 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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