Winery Dourthe FreresChâteau Lafon Haut-Sauternes
Sweet wine
This wine generally goes well with fruity desserts and blue cheese.
Food and wine pairings with Château Lafon Haut-Sauternes
Pairings that work perfectly with Château Lafon Haut-Sauternes
Original food and wine pairings with Château Lafon Haut-Sauternes
The Château Lafon Haut-Sauternes of Winery Dourthe Freres matches generally quite well with dishes of fruity desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of the coughing cat's apple crumble or pork tenderloin with roquefort cheese and bacon.
Details and technical informations about Winery Dourthe Freres's Château Lafon Haut-Sauternes.
Discover the grape variety: Monbadon
Originally from the Charentes region, it is now endangered. It is still found in isolated stocks, most often in old ugni blanc plantations. This variety is said to be the result of a natural cross between folle blanche and ugni blanc. It is registered in the Official Catalogue of Vine Varieties, list A1. - Synonyms: frontignan des Charentes, aramon blanc by mistake in the Var, gros montils on the island of Oléron, ugni de Montpellier, burger (not to be confused with elbling and gouais blanc which have the same synonym), auba, meslier d'Orléans (not to be confused with meslier saint François) (for all the synonyms of the grape varieties, click here!)
Informations about the Winery Dourthe Freres
The Winery Dourthe Freres is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 76 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: Acerbe
Acidic taste with a certain astringency reminiscent of unripe fruit.
