Winery Claude Saint Marc - Clos Fontaine Sauternes

Winery Claude Saint MarcClos Fontaine Sauternes

The Clos Fontaine Sauternes of Winery Claude Saint Marc is a sweet wine from the region of Sauternes of Bordeaux.
This wine generally goes well with fruity desserts and blue cheese.

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The Clos Fontaine Sauternes of Winery Claude Saint Marc matches generally quite well with dishes of fruity desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of rice with milk or courgette and roquefort pie.

Details and technical informations about Winery Claude Saint Marc's Clos Fontaine Sauternes.

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

Discover the grape variety: Piquepoul

Piquepoul noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Languedoc). 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 medium-sized bunches and medium-sized grapes. Piquepoul noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhône valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Provence & Corsica, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

Informations about the Winery Claude Saint Marc

The winery offers 2 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Sauternes in the region of Bordeaux

The Winery Claude Saint Marc is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 2 wines for sale in the of Sauternes to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Bordeaux
In the top 200000 of of France wines
In the top 550 of of Sauternes wines
In the top 25000 of sweet wines
In the top 750000 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: Aranean

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