Château Saint-AmandChâteau de la Chartreuse 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 Château de la Chartreuse Sauternes from the Château Saint-Amand
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Château de la Chartreuse Sauternes of Château Saint-Amand 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 Château de la Chartreuse Sauternes of Château Saint-Amand in the region of Bordeaux often reveals types of flavors of apricot, honey or earth and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Château de la Chartreuse Sauternes
Pairings that work perfectly with Château de la Chartreuse Sauternes
Original food and wine pairings with Château de la Chartreuse Sauternes
The Château de la Chartreuse Sauternes of Château Saint-Amand matches generally quite well with dishes of fruity desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of express cherry clafoutis or croque monsieur with 4 cheeses.
Details and technical informations about Château Saint-Amand's Château de la Chartreuse Sauternes.
Discover the grape variety: Cabernet-Mitos
An intraspecific cross between Cabernet Sauvignon and Dyer du Cher obtained in 1970 in Weinsberg, Germany. It can be found in Germany, Switzerland, etc. and is virtually unknown in France.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Château de la Chartreuse Sauternes from Château Saint-Amand are 2001, 1997, 2006
Informations about the Château Saint-Amand
The Château Saint-Amand is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 8 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: Seeds
A maximum of four, located in the heart of the grape berry, they contain tannins and nitrogenous matter.
