Winery Cheval Quancard - Lafleur Mallet Sauternes

Winery Cheval QuancardLafleur Mallet Sauternes

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Lafleur Mallet Sauternes of Winery Cheval Quancard is a sweet wine from the region of Sauternes of Bordeaux.
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 Lafleur Mallet Sauternes from the Winery Cheval Quancard

Light
Bold
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Lafleur Mallet Sauternes of Winery Cheval Quancard in the region of Bordeaux is a powerful with a good balance between acidity and sweetness.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with earth taste

honey, mushroom

Wine with oak taste

vanilla

On the nose the Lafleur Mallet Sauternes of Winery Cheval Quancard in the region of Bordeaux often reveals types of flavors of citrus, peach or vanilla and sometimes also flavors of apricot, honey or non oak.

Food and wine pairings with Lafleur Mallet Sauternes

Pairings that work perfectly with Lafleur Mallet Sauternes

Original food and wine pairings with Lafleur Mallet Sauternes

The Lafleur Mallet Sauternes of Winery Cheval Quancard matches generally quite well with dishes of fruity desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of express cherry clafoutis or quiche with courgettes and roquefort cheese.

Details and technical informations about Winery Cheval Quancard's Lafleur Mallet Sauternes.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

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

Lafleur Mallet Sauternes - 2017
In the top 100 of of Sauternes wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Lafleur Mallet Sauternes - 2016
In the top 100 of of Sauternes wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Lafleur Mallet Sauternes - 2015
In the top 100 of of Sauternes wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Lafleur Mallet Sauternes - 2014
In the top 100 of of Sauternes wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Lafleur Mallet Sauternes - 2013
In the top 100 of of Sauternes wines
Average rating: 3.411100
Lafleur Mallet Sauternes - 2012
In the top 100 of of Sauternes wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Lafleur Mallet Sauternes - 2011
In the top 100 of of Sauternes wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50

The best vintages of Lafleur Mallet Sauternes from Winery Cheval Quancard are 2014, 2017, 2015, 2016 and 2012.

Informations about the Winery Cheval Quancard

The winery offers 164 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
This winery is part of the Cheval Quancard.
It is in the top 5 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Sauternes in the region of Bordeaux
Find the Winery Cheval Quancard on Facebook

The Winery Cheval Quancard is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 184 wines for sale in the of Sauternes to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Bordeaux
In the top 20000 of of France wines
In the top 2500 of of Sauternes wines
In the top 2000 of sweet wines
In the top 65000 wines of the world

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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The word of the wine: Sparkling

Equivalent to effervescent, this term is used among others to designate the "natural sparkling wines" produced in the Montlouis appellation.

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