Winery Grands Vins de GirondeLa Source de Bacchus Bordeaux Moelleux
Sweet wine
This wine generally goes well with
Details and technical informations about Winery Grands Vins de Gironde's La Source de Bacchus Bordeaux Moelleux.
Discover the grape variety: Madeleine-Sylvaner
Aromatic, lively dry whites with a pale golden robe, a supple palate with preserved acidity, and signature muscat-like aromas, white flowers and citrus notes. Early-ripening and productive. Grown on small areas in Germany and England, well adapted to northern viticultural climates. German white variety obtained in 1932 at Alzey by Georg Scheu (Madeleine angevine × Sylvaner).
Informations about the Winery Grands Vins de Gironde
The Winery Grands Vins de Gironde is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 158 wines for sale in the of Bordeaux Moelleux to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Bordeaux Moelleux
Emblematic style of Bordeaux off-dry whites (10-50 g sugar/L), produced across the entire AOC area from over-ripened grapes (botrytised or passerillé). Signature Sémillon dominant: golden, round whites with signature notes of honey, apricot, candied fruits, citrus, vanilla and a quince touch, unctuous, fresh palate. Sauvignon Blanc brings taut acidity, Muscadelle the floral aromatic. Accessible, gastronomic style, affordable alternative to Sauternes.
The wine region of Bordeaux
World-renowned age-worthy reds, led by round Merlot (plum, black fruit) or firm Cabernet Sauvignon (blackcurrant, cedar, graphite), blended with Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot for tannic structure. Structured Médoc and Graves, velvety Saint-Émilion and Pomerol. Also crisp dry whites (Sauvignon/Sémillon) and opulent sweet Sauternes with honey and candied fruit. A 110,000 ha Gironde vineyard, 65 appellations, cradle of the 1855 classified growths.
The word of the wine: Draft liquor (champagne)
After blending, the wine is bottled with a liqueur de tirage (a mixture of sugar and wine) and a yeast (selected yeasts). The yeast attacks the sugar and creates carbon dioxide. The fermentation, which lasts about two months, is prolonged by an ageing period (15 months minimum in total). The bottle is capped (some rare vintages are capped with a staple and a cork).
