Winery d'Argilas le PapeBordeaux 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 Bordeaux Sauternes from the Winery d'Argilas le Pape
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Bordeaux Sauternes of Winery d'Argilas le Pape in the region of Bordeaux is a powerful with a good balance between acidity and sweetness.
Food and wine pairings with Bordeaux Sauternes
Pairings that work perfectly with Bordeaux Sauternes
Original food and wine pairings with Bordeaux Sauternes
The Bordeaux Sauternes of Winery d'Argilas le Pape matches generally quite well with dishes of fruity desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of the coughing cat's apple crumble or broccoli and blue cheese quiche without pastry.
Details and technical informations about Winery d'Argilas le Pape's Bordeaux Sauternes.
Discover the grape variety: Bouchalès
Bouchalès noir is a grape variety that originated in France (South West). 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. The Bouchalès noir can be found cultivated in these vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Armagnac.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Bordeaux Sauternes from Winery d'Argilas le Pape are 2010
Informations about the Winery d'Argilas le Pape
The Winery d'Argilas le Pape is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 2 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: Second wine
In the Bordeaux vineyard, the second wine is a lesser-aged wine made from the youngest vines, while the main wine of the château is called the "grand vin".
