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 the coughing cat's apple crumble or ham and roquefort clafoutis.
Details and technical informations about Clos le Comte's Cuvée Céline Sauternes.
Discover the grape variety: Crescent
A direct-producer hybrid of American origin resulting from an interspecific cross between Saint Pepin and Elmer Swenson 6-8-25 (vitis riparia X Hamburg muscatel) obtained in 1988 by Peter Hemstad and James Luby at the University of Minnesota Research Center (United States). It can also be found in Canada, Ukraine, Russia, etc. and is virtually unknown in France.
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
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: Cuvée prestige (champagne)
Vintage or not, it is composed of a selection of terroirs and generally comes from the first press after eliminating the very first juices that come out of the press. The best known? Dom Pérignon, Cristal de Roederer, Grand Siècle de Laurent-Perrie, Louise at Pommery. In fact, all the houses and most of the independent winegrowers have their own prestige cuvee.
