Vignobles Rousset PeyragueySélection 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.
The Sélection Sauternes of the Vignobles Rousset Peyraguey is in the top 100 of wines of Sauternes.
Taste structure of the Sélection Sauternes from the Vignobles Rousset Peyraguey
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Sélection Sauternes of Vignobles Rousset Peyraguey 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 Sélection Sauternes of Vignobles Rousset Peyraguey in the region of Bordeaux often reveals types of flavors of orange, honey or dried apricot and sometimes also flavors of earth, tree fruit or citrus fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Sélection Sauternes
Pairings that work perfectly with Sélection Sauternes
Original food and wine pairings with Sélection Sauternes
The Sélection Sauternes of Vignobles Rousset Peyraguey matches generally quite well with dishes of fruity desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of the coughing cat's apple crumble or chicken with blue cheese.
Details and technical informations about Vignobles Rousset Peyraguey's Sélection Sauternes.
Discover the grape variety: Merlese
Intraspecific crossing between sangiovese or nielluccio and merlot noir obtained in 1983 by the University of Bologna (Italy), registered since 2007 in the Italian Official Register of wine grape varieties... totally unknown in France.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Sélection Sauternes from Vignobles Rousset Peyraguey are 2001, 2007, 2004
Informations about the Vignobles Rousset Peyraguey
The Vignobles Rousset Peyraguey is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 17 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: Aging on lees
Maturing on the lees enhances the stability, aromatic complexity and texture of white wines, which gain in body and volume. This phenomenon is induced by autolysis, the process of self-degradation of the lees.
