The Clos le Comte is one of the best wineries to follow in Sauternes.. It offers 9 wines for sale in of Sauternes to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Clos le Comte wines in Sauternes among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Clos le Comte wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Clos le Comte wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Clos le Comte wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of potato and bacon omelette, vegan leek and tofu quiche or quick cider chicken.
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.
Chateau d'Yquem premier cru superieur.
How Clos le Comte wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of fruity desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of express cherry clafoutis or blueberry and raisin cake.
On the nose the sweet wine of Clos le Comte. often reveals types of flavors of peach, tree fruit or pineapple and sometimes also flavors of cream, tropical or citrus. In the mouth the sweet wine of Clos le Comte. is a powerful with a good balance between acidity and sweetness.
Aromatic, fruity whites with a tender palate, with intense aromas of muscat, white flowers, honey, candied citrus and floral notes (no genetic link to the muscat family). Minor component in the great botrytised dessert wines of Sauternes, Barsac, Cérons and Monbazillac, adding perfume and freshness. Also dry in Entre-Deux-Mers. Made as sumptuous fortified wines in Australia (Rutherglen Topaque). French variety from Bordeaux and the South-West.
How Clos le Comte wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef with balsamic sauce, rack of lamb in a salt crust or rabbit sautéed hunter.
Said of a wine that is generally too old and has lost its colour, volume and power.
How Clos le Comte wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of steak tartare or rabbit socks in gibelotte.
Rich, structured whites with a golden robe, full palate and moderate acidity. Aromas of yellow fruits (peach, apricot), honey, white flowers, beeswax, brioche and white truffle with age. Exceptional aptitude for noble rot. Star of Sauternes AOC and Barsac AOC, pillar of dry whites in Graves and Pessac-Léognan AOC, and of long-lived dry whites in Hunter Valley (Australia). Native Bordeaux variety.
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Round and fleshy reds with a velvety texture, showing aromas of ripe plum, black cherry, cocoa and truffle notes with age. Supple tannins, generous alcohol, indulgent finish. Pillar of Libournais (Pomerol with Pétrus, Saint-Émilion with Cheval Blanc and Ausone) and signature of Super Tuscans, Italian Wales and Washington State. A cross of Cabernet Franc × Magdeleine Noire, France's most planted red variety.
