Château Mont RocCuvée Hortense Sainte-Croix-du-Mont
Sweet wine
This wine generally goes well with
The Cuvée Hortense Sainte-Croix-du-Mont of the Château Mont Roc is in the top 10 of wines of Saint-Croix-du-Mont.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Cuvée Hortense Sainte-Croix-du-Mont of Château Mont Roc in the region of Bordeaux often reveals types of flavors of apricot, non oak or oak and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, spices or citrus fruit.
Details and technical informations about Château Mont Roc's Cuvée Hortense Sainte-Croix-du-Mont.
Discover the grape variety: Camaralet
Structured and aromatic whites with pale golden colour, ample mouth with preserved acidity, showing signature aromas of fennel, white pepper, cinnamon, anise and remarkable spicy notes. Singular Béarnais identity profile. Very rare (under 1 ha), often blended with Lauzet and Gros Manseng. Autochthonous French white grape from Béarn (Pyrénées-Atlantiques), also called Camaralet de Lasseube.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Cuvée Hortense Sainte-Croix-du-Mont from Château Mont Roc are 2016, 2015, 2012, 2011 and 2013.
Informations about the Château Mont Roc
The Château Mont Roc is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 2 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: Runoff
Failure of the vine flower to fertilize at the time of flowering, when the weather is too cold or rainy. Under these conditions, the vine will have few or no clusters.
