Winery Fortnum and MasonSauternes
Sweet wine
This wine generally goes well with fruity desserts and blue cheese.
Food and wine pairings with Sauternes
Pairings that work perfectly with Sauternes
Original food and wine pairings with Sauternes
The Sauternes of Winery Fortnum and Mason matches generally quite well with dishes of fruity desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of grandma's cherry clafoutis or pasta with 4 cheeses: mascarpone, gorgonzola, goat and emmental.
Details and technical informations about Winery Fortnum and Mason's Sauternes.
Discover the grape variety: Pinot
Pinot blanc is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). 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 small to medium sized bunches, and small to medium sized grapes. Pinot Blanc can be found in many vineyards: Alsace, South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Burgundy, Loire Valley, Champagne, Languedoc & Roussillon, Lorraine, Jura, Beaujolais, Rhone Valley, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Sauternes from Winery Fortnum and Mason are 0
Informations about the Winery Fortnum and Mason
The Winery Fortnum and Mason is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 118 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".
