Clos le ComteCuvée Emilie 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 Emilie Sauternes from the Clos le Comte
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Cuvée Emilie 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 Emilie Sauternes of Clos le Comte in the region of Bordeaux often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, cream or tropical and sometimes also flavors of citrus, peach or almonds.
Food and wine pairings with Cuvée Emilie Sauternes
Pairings that work perfectly with Cuvée Emilie Sauternes
Original food and wine pairings with Cuvée Emilie Sauternes
The Cuvée Emilie Sauternes of Clos le Comte matches generally quite well with dishes of fruity desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of rice with milk or blue cheese and zucchini quiche.
Details and technical informations about Clos le Comte's Cuvée Emilie Sauternes.
Discover the grape variety: Muscadelle
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.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Cuvée Emilie Sauternes from Clos le Comte are 2016, 2015, 2013
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: Approval
All the operations (tasting and analysis) that allow the appellation to be obtained for each of the wines of a property, for each vintage.
