Clos le ComteCuvée Céline Sauternes
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 Cuvée Céline Sauternes from the Clos le Comte
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Cuvée Céline Sauternes of Clos le Comte 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 Cuvée Céline Sauternes of Clos le Comte in the region of Bordeaux often reveals types of flavors of peach, tree fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Cuvée Céline Sauternes
Pairings that work perfectly with Cuvée Céline Sauternes
Original food and wine pairings with Cuvée Céline Sauternes
The Cuvée Céline Sauternes of Clos le Comte matches generally quite well with dishes of fruity desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of tarte tatin or provencal quiche with roquefort cheese.
Details and technical informations about Clos le Comte's Cuvée Céline Sauternes.
Discover the grape variety: Septimer
Aromatic and fragrant whites for early drinking, pale golden colour, ample mouth with moderate acidity, with muscat signature aromas, sweet spices, rose and Gewurztraminer notes (lychee). Exotic typicity. Grown on small surfaces in Germany for distinctive aromatic dry wines. German white grape bred in 1927 in Alzey by Georg Scheu (Müller-Thurgau x Gewürztraminer).
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Cuvée Céline Sauternes from Clos le Comte are 2016, 2013, 2015, 2010 and 2009.
Informations about the Clos le Comte
The Clos le Comte is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 9 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: Clarity
The state of translucency of a wine. A clear wine is not cloudy (which is a defect).
