Winery Fargues de LangonDomain Petit de l'Eglise Clos Fontaine Sauternes
Sweet wine
This wine generally goes well with fruity desserts and blue cheese.
Food and wine pairings with Domain Petit de l'Eglise Clos Fontaine Sauternes
Pairings that work perfectly with Domain Petit de l'Eglise Clos Fontaine Sauternes
Original food and wine pairings with Domain Petit de l'Eglise Clos Fontaine Sauternes
The Domain Petit de l'Eglise Clos Fontaine Sauternes of Winery Fargues de Langon matches generally quite well with dishes of fruity desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of the coughing cat's apple crumble or turkey stir-fry with blue cheese.
Details and technical informations about Winery Fargues de Langon's Domain Petit de l'Eglise Clos Fontaine 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.
Informations about the Winery Fargues de Langon
The Winery Fargues de Langon 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: Primeur (wine)
A wine made to be drunk very young, bottled and marketed very soon after fermentation (about two months). Syn.: new.
