Château Raymond-LafonSauternes
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 Raymond-Lafon is in the top 10 of wines of Sauternes.
Taste structure of the Sauternes from the Château Raymond-Lafon
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Sauternes of Château Raymond-Lafon 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 Raymond-Lafon in the region of Bordeaux often reveals types of flavors of butterscotch, pineapple or cream and sometimes also flavors of grapefruit, oaky or tropical.
Food and wine pairings with Sauternes
Pairings that work perfectly with Sauternes
Original food and wine pairings with Sauternes
The Sauternes of Château Raymond-Lafon matches generally quite well with dishes of fruity desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of yoghurt cake or endive, apple, walnut and roquefort salad.
Details and technical informations about Château Raymond-Lafon's Sauternes.
Discover the grape variety: Roter Veltliner
Full-bodied, structured whites with good ageing potential, golden hue, a broad palate and preserved acidity, with aromas of almond, yellow fruits (peach, apricot), white flowers and spicy notes. Broad Austrian profile. Rarer than Grüner Veltliner, grown mainly in Lower Austria (Kamptal, Wagram), prized for distinctive age-worthy whites. Native Austrian grey variety with reddish skin.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Sauternes from Château Raymond-Lafon are 1987, 1988, 1985, 1997 and 2011.
Informations about the Château Raymond-Lafon
The Château Raymond-Lafon is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 4 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: Generous
Full-bodied, rich and open wine, in principle with a good alcohol content but without excess (in this case the wine is said to be warm).
