Château RieussecChâteau de Cosse Sauternes
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 Château de Cosse Sauternes of the Château Rieussec is in the top 60 of wines of Sauternes.
Taste structure of the Château de Cosse Sauternes from the Château Rieussec
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Château de Cosse Sauternes of Château Rieussec 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 Château de Cosse Sauternes of Château Rieussec in the region of Bordeaux often reveals types of flavors of tropical, peach or butter and sometimes also flavors of apricot, lemon or pear.
Food and wine pairings with Château de Cosse Sauternes
Pairings that work perfectly with Château de Cosse Sauternes
Original food and wine pairings with Château de Cosse Sauternes
The Château de Cosse Sauternes of Château Rieussec matches generally quite well with dishes of fruity desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of grandma's cherry clafoutis or chopped steaks with roquefort cheese.
Details and technical informations about Château Rieussec's Château de Cosse Sauternes.
Discover the grape variety: Muscat Valvin
Interspecific crossing between the muscat du moulin or 299-35 Couderc (Pédro Ximénès x 603 Couderc (carignan noir x vitis rupestris) and the muscat ottonel obtained in 1962 by Bruce Reisch and Thomas Henick-Kling at the Experimental Station of the Cornell University - Geneva - New York (United States) Apart from this country, it is almost unknown in other wine-producing countries.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Château de Cosse Sauternes from Château Rieussec are 2011, 2012, 2015, 2013 and 2014.
Informations about the Château Rieussec
The Château Rieussec is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 7 wines for sale in the of Sauternes to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Sauternes
Sauternes, 65 km South of Bordeaux, is a Village renowned for its high quality Sweet wines. Although some wineries produce Dry wines, they sell them under other appellations than Sauternes, which is specific to sweet wines. The village is surrounded on all sides by vineyards, the best of which produce some of the most prestigious, long-lasting and expensive dessert wines in the world. A half bottle of premium, aged Sauternes from a good Vintage can sell for over $1,000.
The wine region of Bordeaux
Bordeaux, in southwestern France, is one of the most famous, prestigious and prolific wine regions in the world. The majority of Bordeaux wines (nearly 90% of the production Volume) are the Dry, medium and Full-bodied red Bordeaux blends for which it is famous. The finest (and most expensive) are the wines of the great châteaux of Haut-Médoc and the right bank appellations of Saint-Émilion and Pomerol. The former focuses (at the highest level) on Cabernet Sauvignon, the latter on Merlot.
The word of the wine: Physiological maturity
The stage of ripeness of the grape berry when it has reached an optimal weight and when the sugar and acidity levels have stabilized.
