Clos LarditSauternes
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The Sauternes of the Clos Lardit is in the top 0 of wines of Sauternes.
Details and technical informations about Clos Lardit's Sauternes.
Discover the grape variety: Rkatziteli
Structured and aromatic whites with a golden to amber robe depending on vinification, ample palate and preserved acidity; signature aromas of candied citrus, yellow fruits (quince, apricot), white flowers and mineral and tannic notes (when in qvevri). Also made as traditional orange wines. Produces Georgia's great whites. Orthographic variant of Rkatsiteli, one of the world's oldest cultivated grapes.
Informations about the Clos Lardit
The Clos Lardit 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
Iconic Bordeaux AOC for noble sweet wines, left bank of the Garonne. Golden whites with signature notes of honey, candied apricot, exotic fruit, orange peel, saffron and a finish tightened by chiselled acidity, opulent yet nervy palate — a great age-worthy wine of emotion. Botrytised Semillon dominates (Ciron 'noble rot') concentrating sugars, Sauvignon Blanc adds vivacity, Muscadelle perfume. ~1,416 ha across 5 villages.
The wine region of Bordeaux
World-renowned age-worthy reds, led by round Merlot (plum, black fruit) or firm Cabernet Sauvignon (blackcurrant, cedar, graphite), blended with Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot for tannic structure. Structured Médoc and Graves, velvety Saint-Émilion and Pomerol. Also crisp dry whites (Sauvignon/Sémillon) and opulent sweet Sauternes with honey and candied fruit. A 110,000 ha Gironde vineyard, 65 appellations, cradle of the 1855 classified growths.
The word of the wine: Primeur (wine)
A wine made to be drunk very young, bottled and marketed very soon after fermentation (about two months). Syn.: new.
