Château Jacques-Le-HautSauternes
Sweet 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 Jacques-Le-Haut matches generally quite well with dishes of fruity desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of tarte tatin or pot of green cabbage with potatoes and roquefort cheese.
Details and technical informations about Château Jacques-Le-Haut's Sauternes.
Discover the grape variety: Tinta da Madeira
Portuguese, more precisely from the island of Madeira where it is still the most cultivated. It can be found in the United States (California), in Spain, etc. In France, it is practically unknown. Its parents are Grenache and Pinot Noir, an intraspecific cross obtained over two hundred years ago. It should be noted that this variety is the father of the egiodola.
Informations about the Château Jacques-Le-Haut
The Château Jacques-Le-Haut is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 2 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: Véraison
A phase in the vegetative cycle of the vine that takes place in summer, usually in August, when the grapes change colour from green to red (for reds) or yellow (for whites). This stage heralds the beginning of ripening.
