Winery Dominique LafosseVignobles de Sanches 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 Vignobles de Sanches Sauternes from the Winery Dominique Lafosse
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Vignobles de Sanches Sauternes of Winery Dominique Lafosse in the region of Bordeaux is a powerful with a good balance between acidity and sweetness.
Food and wine pairings with Vignobles de Sanches Sauternes
Pairings that work perfectly with Vignobles de Sanches Sauternes
Original food and wine pairings with Vignobles de Sanches Sauternes
The Vignobles de Sanches Sauternes of Winery Dominique Lafosse matches generally quite well with dishes of fruity desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of the coughing cat's apple crumble or leek gratin with roquefort cheese and walnuts.
Details and technical informations about Winery Dominique Lafosse's Vignobles de Sanches Sauternes.
Discover the grape variety: Sciaccarello
Sciaccarello noir is a grape variety native to Italy. 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 large bunches and large grapes. Sciaccarello noir can be found in several vineyards: Provence & Corsica, South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Vignobles de Sanches Sauternes from Winery Dominique Lafosse are 0
Informations about the Winery Dominique Lafosse
The Winery Dominique Lafosse is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 12 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: pH
Short for "hydrogen potential", the pH is a parameter that defines whether a medium is acidic or basic. A high pH gives a soft wine, a very low pH translates into a wine that is too acidic.
