Château La Fleur d’OrSauternes
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.
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, cream or tropical and sometimes also flavors of citrus, beeswax or apples.
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 rice with milk or blue cheese and zucchini quiche.
Details and technical informations about Château La Fleur d’Or's Sauternes.
Discover the grape variety: Baco noir
Colourful, lively reds with a deep purple robe, supple tannins and high acidity. Intense aromas of black cherry, blackberry, plum, coffee and characteristic smoky notes. Dense palate, tense finish. Nearly banned in France, it is the signature of northern Canadian reds (Ontario, Nova Scotia) and the north-eastern US (New York). French hybrid created in 1902 by François Baco in the Landes (Folle Blanche × Vitis riparia Grand Glabre).
Last vintages of this wine
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 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.
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: Part
Name of the barrel used in Burgundy (capacity of 228 litres).
