Château Haut-ClaverieChâteau du Touys 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 du Touys Sauternes from the Château Haut-Claverie
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Château du Touys Sauternes of Château Haut-Claverie in the region of Bordeaux is a powerful with a good balance between acidity and sweetness.
Food and wine pairings with Château du Touys Sauternes
Pairings that work perfectly with Château du Touys Sauternes
Original food and wine pairings with Château du Touys Sauternes
The Château du Touys Sauternes of Château Haut-Claverie matches generally quite well with dishes of fruity desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of the coughing cat's apple crumble or fennel tatin with blue cheese.
Details and technical informations about Château Haut-Claverie's Château du Touys Sauternes.
Discover the grape variety: Ortega
An intraspecific cross between Müller-Thurgau and Siegerrebe obtained in 1948 by Hans Breider (1908-1960) at the Bavarian Research Station for Viticulture and Horticulture in Veitsnöchheim (Germany). Almost unknown in France, it can be found in Germany, Belgium, England, the United States and Canada. Its early maturity and muscatel taste have sometimes led to it being offered as a table grape on market stalls.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Château du Touys Sauternes from Château Haut-Claverie are 2013, 2014
Informations about the Château Haut-Claverie
The Château Haut-Claverie is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 6 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: R-M (champagne)
Harvesting and handling. It is the artisan winemaker. He elaborates his own champagne, often a monocru representative of the village or the surrounding villages.
