Château RieussecSauternes (Premier Grand Cru Classé)
Sweet wine
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Sémillon.
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 (Premier Grand Cru Classé) of the Château Rieussec is in the top 10 of wines of Sauternes.
Taste structure of the Sauternes (Premier Grand Cru Classé) from the Château Rieussec
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Sauternes (Premier Grand Cru Classé) 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 Sauternes (Premier Grand Cru Classé) of Château Rieussec in the region of Bordeaux often reveals types of flavors of butterscotch, non oak or orange zest and sometimes also flavors of cigar, molasses or tar.
Food and wine pairings with Sauternes (Premier Grand Cru Classé)
Pairings that work perfectly with Sauternes (Premier Grand Cru Classé)
Original food and wine pairings with Sauternes (Premier Grand Cru Classé)
The Sauternes (Premier Grand Cru Classé) of Château Rieussec matches generally quite well with dishes of fruity desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of apple pie or spätzle with roquefort cheese and bacon au gratin.
Details and technical informations about Château Rieussec's Sauternes (Premier Grand Cru Classé).
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 Sauternes (Premier Grand Cru Classé) from Château Rieussec are 1981, 1974, 2001, 1984 and 1976.
Informations about the Château Rieussec
The Château Rieussec is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 8 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.
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