Château GiletteSauternes (Crème de Tête)
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.
The Sauternes (Crème de Tête) of the Château Gilette is in the top 5 of wines of Sauternes.
Taste structure of the Sauternes (Crème de Tête) from the Château Gilette
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Sauternes (Crème de Tête) of Château Gilette in the region of Bordeaux is a powerful with a good balance between acidity and sweetness.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Sauternes (Crème de Tête) of Château Gilette in the region of Bordeaux often reveals types of flavors of cream, microbio or marmalade and sometimes also flavors of dried fruit, floral or citrus fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Sauternes (Crème de Tête)
Pairings that work perfectly with Sauternes (Crème de Tête)
Original food and wine pairings with Sauternes (Crème de Tête)
The Sauternes (Crème de Tête) of Château Gilette matches generally quite well with dishes of fruity desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of yoghurt cake or lasagne with 5 cheeses.
Details and technical informations about Château Gilette's Sauternes (Crème de Tête).
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
The best vintages of Sauternes (Crème de Tête) from Château Gilette are 1937, 1953, 1997, 1955 and 1959.
Informations about the Château Gilette
The Château Gilette is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 4 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.
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The word of the wine: Honest
A simple and pleasant wine, without any great quality and without any defects.
