Clos le ComteSauternes
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 Sauternes from the Clos le Comte
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the 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 Sauternes of Clos le Comte in the region of Bordeaux often reveals types of flavors of honey, non oak or earth and sometimes also flavors of oak.
Food and wine pairings with Sauternes
Pairings that work perfectly with Sauternes
Original food and wine pairings with Sauternes
The 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 walnut and roquefort tart.
Details and technical informations about Clos le Comte's Sauternes.
Discover the grape variety: Cabernet-Cantor
Interspecific crossing between Chancellor and Solaris made in 1989 by Norbert Becker of the Freiburg Research Institute in Germany. Cabernet-Cantor can be found in Germany, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Belgium, Lithuania, Poland, ... little known in France.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Sauternes from Clos le Comte are 2016, 2013, 2012
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: Blanc de noirs (champagne)
Champagne made from black grapes (pinot noir and/or meunier) only.
