Winery Cordierl'Arche de Vimeney Collection Prestige Sauternes
Sweet wine
This wine generally goes well with fruity desserts and blue cheese.
Food and wine pairings with l'Arche de Vimeney Collection Prestige Sauternes
Pairings that work perfectly with l'Arche de Vimeney Collection Prestige Sauternes
Original food and wine pairings with l'Arche de Vimeney Collection Prestige Sauternes
The l'Arche de Vimeney Collection Prestige Sauternes of Winery Cordier matches generally quite well with dishes of fruity desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of the coughing cat's apple crumble or 3 cheese pizza.
Details and technical informations about Winery Cordier's l'Arche de Vimeney Collection Prestige Sauternes.
Discover the grape variety: Codivarta
Codivarta blanc is a grape variety that originated in France (Corsica). It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by large bunches and large grapes. Codivarta blanc can be found cultivated in these vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley.
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.
The word of the wine: Vinification of sweet wines
Moelleux and liquoreux wines are characterized by the presence of residual sugars (natural sugar of the grape), not transformed into alcohol under the effect of yeasts. The fermentation is stopped by cold and by the addition of sulphur dioxide (sulphur).
