Château Pineau du ReySauternes
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.
Taste structure of the Sauternes from the Château Pineau du Rey
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Sauternes of Château Pineau du Rey in the region of Bordeaux is a powerful with a good balance between acidity and sweetness.
Food and wine pairings with Sauternes
Pairings that work perfectly with Sauternes
Original food and wine pairings with Sauternes
The Sauternes of Château Pineau du Rey matches generally quite well with dishes of fruity desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of tarte tatin or endive, apple, walnut and roquefort salad.
Details and technical informations about Château Pineau du Rey's Sauternes.
Discover the grape variety: Sultanine
Seedless table grape variety with long bunches, golden berries with thin skin and crunchy flesh, with a sweet, fresh flavour. Very productive. Grown worldwide (California, Turkey, Iran, Australia, Chile) for fresh consumption, dried raisins (sultanas) and sometimes for neutral white wines. Also known as Thompson Seedless in the United States. One of the oldest cultivated table grape varieties, probably originating from Turkey or Iran.
Informations about the Château Pineau du Rey
The Château Pineau du Rey 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: Shine
Character of a wine that reflects light with brilliance. The brilliance is enhanced when the wine is decanted.
