Château Saint-AmandSauternes
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 of the Château Saint-Amand is in the top 80 of wines of Sauternes.
Taste structure of the Sauternes from the Château Saint-Amand
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the 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 Sauternes of Château Saint-Amand in the region of Bordeaux often reveals types of flavors of peach, apricot or caramel and sometimes also flavors of honey, dried apricot or non oak.
Food and wine pairings with Sauternes
Pairings that work perfectly with Sauternes
Original food and wine pairings with Sauternes
The Sauternes of Château Saint-Amand matches generally quite well with dishes of fruity desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of rice with milk or potato gratin with blue cheese and bacon.
Details and technical informations about Château Saint-Amand's Sauternes.
Discover the grape variety: Khikhvi
A very old variety grown most often in Kakhetia (Georgia). It can also be found in Moldavia, Ukraine, Dagestan, Central Asia... almost unknown in France.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Sauternes from Château Saint-Amand are 1997, 2009, 2001, 1999 and 1998.
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.
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The word of the wine: Musty (taste of)
A disgusting taste due to a defect in the grapes or, more commonly, a defect in the barrel.
