Château Haut PicalSauternes
White wine
This wine generally goes well with fruity desserts and blue cheese.
Food and wine pairings with Sauternes
Pairings that work perfectly with Sauternes
Original food and wine pairings with Sauternes
The Sauternes of Château Haut Pical matches generally quite well with dishes of fruity desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of grandma's cherry clafoutis or vercors blue cheese cake.
Details and technical informations about Château Haut Pical's Sauternes.
Discover the grape variety: Vernaccia di San Gimignano
Structured and lively dry whites with a pale golden colour, broad palate and razor-sharp acidity, with signature aromas of almond (hallmark), citrus (lemon), white flowers (acacia), yellow fruit (pear) and mineral notes. A characteristic slightly bitter finish. Absolute star of the Vernaccia di San Gimignano DOCG appellation, Italy's first DOC (1966) and first white DOCG (1993). An indigenous Italian white variety from Tuscany, grown almost exclusively around San Gimignano.
Informations about the Château Haut Pical
The Château Haut Pical is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 1 wines for sale in the of Sauternes to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Sauternes
Iconic Bordeaux AOC for noble sweet wines, left bank of the Garonne. Golden whites with signature notes of honey, candied apricot, exotic fruit, orange peel, saffron and a finish tightened by chiselled acidity, opulent yet nervy palate — a great age-worthy wine of emotion. Botrytised Semillon dominates (Ciron 'noble rot') concentrating sugars, Sauvignon Blanc adds vivacity, Muscadelle perfume. ~1,416 ha across 5 villages.
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: Varietal wine
Name given to the local wine (IGP), produced from a single grape variety that gives the wine its characteristics of structure and aroma. The Languedoc is the leading producer of this type of wine, from most of the major French grape varieties.
