Winery Cordierl'Arche de Lafaurie Sauternes
Sweet wine
This wine generally goes well with fruity desserts and blue cheese.
Food and wine pairings with l'Arche de Lafaurie Sauternes
Pairings that work perfectly with l'Arche de Lafaurie Sauternes
Original food and wine pairings with l'Arche de Lafaurie Sauternes
The l'Arche de Lafaurie Sauternes of Winery Cordier matches generally quite well with dishes of fruity desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of apple pie or turkey cutlets milanaise with roquefort sauce.
Details and technical informations about Winery Cordier's l'Arche de Lafaurie Sauternes.
Discover the grape variety: Muscadelle
Muscadelle white is a grape variety that originated in France (Bergerac). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by bunches of medium size, and grapes of medium caliber. Muscadelle white can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Rhone valley, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Languedoc & Roussillon.
Informations about the Winery Cordier
The Winery Cordier is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 116 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.
News related to this wine
AXA Millésime appoints new technical director of Pichon Baron
Montégut, who is already technical director of the Premier Cru Classé estate Château Suduiraut in Sauternes, will replace Jean-René Matignon who last year announced his intention to step down after more than 30 years in the role. He will formally take on his new responsibilities from the end of April when Matignon retires. Having worked together with Montégut since his arrival at Suduiraut in 2004, Christian Seely, MD of owner AXA Millésimes, said that during this time, Montégut had been respons ...
King Charles will head to Bordeaux wine region on his first state visit
President Emmanuel Macron will host King Charles and Queen Consort Camilla when they arrive in Paris on Sunday 26 March. It will be King Charles’ first overseas tour since succeeding Queen Elizabeth II last year, and the royal couple will be welcomed with a state banquet at the Château de Versailles. They will also address senators and members of the National Assembly at the French Senate. On Tuesday 28 March, King Charles and Camilla will leave Paris and head to Bordeaux, which was chosen due t ...
New Château Latour 2010 stocks released onto market
New stocks of Château Latour 2010 were released from the Pauillac-based First Growth’s cellars on 13 September. Latour 2010 is regarded as one of the best Bordeaux wines of the 21st century so far, and has received two 100-point Decanter scores in the past three years. It’s also more expensive than many other Latour vintages, but analyst group Wine Lister said it expected buyers to show interest. ‘There is no doubt that this release will see demand, especially for merchants rel ...
The word of the wine: Friendly
Said of a wine whose aspects are pleasant and not too marked.
