Château CoutetLa Chartreuse de Coutet Sauternes
Sweet wine
This wine is a blend of 3 varietals which are the Muscadelle, the Sauvignon and the Sémillon.
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.
The La Chartreuse de Coutet Sauternes of the Château Coutet is in the top 10 of wines of Sauternes.
Taste structure of the La Chartreuse de Coutet Sauternes from the Château Coutet
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the La Chartreuse de Coutet Sauternes of Château Coutet 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 La Chartreuse de Coutet Sauternes of Château Coutet in the region of Bordeaux often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, dried apricot or marmalade and sometimes also flavors of honeycomb, dried fruit or floral.
Food and wine pairings with La Chartreuse de Coutet Sauternes
Pairings that work perfectly with La Chartreuse de Coutet Sauternes
Original food and wine pairings with La Chartreuse de Coutet Sauternes
The La Chartreuse de Coutet Sauternes of Château Coutet matches generally quite well with dishes of fruity desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of express cherry clafoutis or pumpkin and roquefort quiche.
Details and technical informations about Château Coutet's La Chartreuse de Coutet 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.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of La Chartreuse de Coutet Sauternes from Château Coutet are 2004, 2015, 2013, 2012 and 2010.
Informations about the Château Coutet
The Château Coutet is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 8 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.
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The word of the wine: Size (champagne)
Juices that flow from the press after the cuvée, at the second pressing. Less fine, often more vegetal, it is mainly used to make the first price champagnes.
