Château La Fleur d’Or - Sauternes

Château La Fleur d’OrSauternes

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Sauternes of Château La Fleur d’Or 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.
The Sauternes of the Château La Fleur d’Or is in the top 60 of wines of Sauternes.

Taste structure of the Sauternes from the Château La Fleur d’Or

Light
Bold
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Sauternes of Château La Fleur d’Or 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 Sauternes of Château La Fleur d’Or in the region of Bordeaux often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, oak or lychee and sometimes also flavors of dried apricot, banana or non oak.

Food and wine pairings with Sauternes

Pairings that work perfectly with Sauternes

Original food and wine pairings with Sauternes

The Sauternes of Château La Fleur d’Or matches generally quite well with dishes of fruity desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of tarte tatin or potatoes with blue cheese and bacon.

Details and technical informations about Château La Fleur d’Or's Sauternes.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Helfensteiner

Intraspecific crossing obtained in Germany in 1931 by August Karl Herold (1902-1973) between early pinot noir and frankenthal. This variety can still be found in Germany, the United Kingdom, etc. In France, it is practically unknown.

Last vintages of this wine

Sauternes - 2015
In the top 60 of of Sauternes wines
Average rating: 411110
Sauternes - 2014
In the top 60 of of Sauternes wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Sauternes - 2013
In the top 60 of of Sauternes wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Sauternes - 2011
In the top 60 of of Sauternes wines
Average rating: 411110
Sauternes - 2010
In the top 60 of of Sauternes wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Sauternes - 2009
In the top 60 of of Sauternes wines
Average rating: 4.411110

The best vintages of Sauternes from Château La Fleur d’Or are 2009, 2010, 2015, 2011 and 2014.

Informations about the Château La Fleur d’Or

The winery offers 1 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.
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 La Fleur d’Or is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 1 wines for sale in the of Sauternes to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Bordeaux
In the top 7000 of of France wines
In the top 65 of of Sauternes wines
In the top 850 of sweet wines
In the top 30000 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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