Château les CoutinesSainte-Croix-du-Mont
Sweet wine
This wine generally goes well with vegetarian, poultry or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc).
The Sainte-Croix-du-Mont of the Château les Coutines is in the top 70 of wines of Saint-Croix-du-Mont.
Food and wine pairings with Sainte-Croix-du-Mont
Pairings that work perfectly with Sainte-Croix-du-Mont
Original food and wine pairings with Sainte-Croix-du-Mont
The Sainte-Croix-du-Mont of Château les Coutines matches generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or sweet desserts such as recipes of round zucchini stuffed with tuna, chinese fondue or apple pie.
Details and technical informations about Château les Coutines's Sainte-Croix-du-Mont.
Discover the grape variety: Fumé Blanc
Structured, aromatic dry whites oak-aged, with a golden robe, an ample, oaky palate and preserved acidity. Signature aromas of citrus (grapefruit), exotic fruits (passion fruit, mango), white flowers and vanilla, toasty, smoky oak notes. Grown in California (Napa, Sonoma), South Africa and Australia. Commercial name for Sauvignon Blanc popularised by Robert Mondavi in the 1960s for barrel-fermented styles.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Sainte-Croix-du-Mont from Château les Coutines are 2014, 2011, 2007, 2012 and 2010.
Informations about the Château les Coutines
The Château les Coutines is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 1 wines for sale in the of Saint-Croix-du-Mont to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Saint-Croix-du-Mont
Sweet AOC on the right bank of the Garonne facing Sauternes (Entre-deux-Mers, 450 ha): signature Sémillon as king sweet white (85%) susceptible to noble rot (Botrytis cinerea), Sauvignon Blanc (12%) and Muscadelle (3%) as complement — enveloping signature aromas of raisin, fig, white flowers (acacia, honeysuckle), apricot, pineapple, peach and candied fruit, powerful and complex profile of remarkable intensity, outstanding length. Sauternes-style.
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: Licking
Operation consisting in sanitizing a barrel by introducing a wick of ignited sulphur which produces a release of sulphurous gas.
