Château RieussecClos Labère 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.
Taste structure of the Clos Labère Sauternes from the Château Rieussec
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Clos Labère 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 Clos Labère Sauternes of Château Rieussec in the region of Bordeaux often reveals types of flavors of pear, caramel or non oak and sometimes also flavors of oak, tree fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Clos Labère Sauternes
Pairings that work perfectly with Clos Labère Sauternes
Original food and wine pairings with Clos Labère Sauternes
The Clos Labère Sauternes of Château Rieussec matches generally quite well with dishes of fruity desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of express cherry clafoutis or tagliatelle with broccoli and gorgonzola sauce.
Details and technical informations about Château Rieussec's Clos Labère Sauternes.
Discover the grape variety: Muscadelle
Muscadelle white is a grape variety that originated in France (Bergerac). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by bunches of medium size, and grapes of medium caliber. Muscadelle white can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Rhone valley, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Languedoc & Roussillon.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Clos Labère Sauternes from Château Rieussec are 1996
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: Salmanazar
Bottle with a capacity of 9 litres.
