Winery Claude Saint MarcSauternes
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 Sauternes from the Winery Claude Saint Marc
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Sauternes of Winery Claude Saint Marc 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 of Winery Claude Saint Marc in the region of Bordeaux often reveals types of flavors of honey, earth.
Food and wine pairings with Sauternes
Pairings that work perfectly with Sauternes
Original food and wine pairings with Sauternes
The Sauternes of Winery Claude Saint Marc matches generally quite well with dishes of fruity desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of the coughing cat's apple crumble or turkey cutlets milanaise with roquefort sauce.
Details and technical informations about Winery Claude Saint Marc's Sauternes.
Discover the grape variety: Isa
Crossing obtained in 1964 between the gloria hungariae or glory of Hungary (Hungarian millennium X muscatel Thalloczy Lajos) by the cardinal. The Isa is registered since 1996 in the Official Catalogue of table grape varieties list A1.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Sauternes from Winery Claude Saint Marc are 2007
Informations about the Winery Claude Saint Marc
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.
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: Noble rot
A fungus called botrytis cinerea that develops during the over-ripening phase, an ally of great sweet white wines, when it concentrates the juice of the berries. It requires the humidity of morning fogs and beautiful sunny days, gives musts very rich in sugar and brings to the wines the famous taste of "roasted".
