Domaine de la Gauche - Cuvée de Téte Sauternes

Domaine de la GaucheCuvée de Téte Sauternes

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Cuvée de Téte Sauternes of Domaine de la Gauche is a sweet wine from the region of Sauternes of Bordeaux.
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 Cuvée de Téte Sauternes from the Domaine de la Gauche

Light
Bold
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Cuvée de Téte Sauternes of Domaine de la Gauche in the region of Bordeaux is a powerful with a good balance between acidity and sweetness.

Food and wine pairings with Cuvée de Téte Sauternes

Pairings that work perfectly with Cuvée de Téte Sauternes

Original food and wine pairings with Cuvée de Téte Sauternes

The Cuvée de Téte Sauternes of Domaine de la Gauche matches generally quite well with dishes of fruity desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of rice with milk or auvergne blue cheese burger.

Details and technical informations about Domaine de la Gauche's Cuvée de Téte Sauternes.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

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

Cuvée de Téte Sauternes - 2015
In the top 100 of of Sauternes wines
Average rating: 4.111110

The best vintages of Cuvée de Téte Sauternes from Domaine de la Gauche are 2015

Informations about the Domaine de la Gauche

The winery offers 7 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.1.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Sauternes in the region of Bordeaux

The Domaine de la Gauche is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 7 wines for sale in the of Sauternes to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Bordeaux
In the top 90000 of of France wines
In the top 350 of of Sauternes wines
In the top 8500 of sweet wines
In the top 350000 wines of the world

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: Primeur (purchase in)

Purchase made shortly after the harvest and before the wine is ready for consumption.

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