Château Jacques-Le-HautSieur de Lion 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 Sieur de Lion Sauternes from the Château Jacques-Le-Haut
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Sieur de Lion Sauternes of Château Jacques-Le-Haut in the region of Bordeaux is a powerful with a good balance between acidity and sweetness.
Food and wine pairings with Sieur de Lion Sauternes
Pairings that work perfectly with Sieur de Lion Sauternes
Original food and wine pairings with Sieur de Lion Sauternes
The Sieur de Lion Sauternes of Château Jacques-Le-Haut matches generally quite well with dishes of fruity desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of yoghurt cake or broccoli and roquefort quiche.
Details and technical informations about Château Jacques-Le-Haut's Sieur de Lion Sauternes.
Discover the grape variety: Cal 6-04
Interspecific crossing obtained in Switzerland by Valentin Blattner between Riesling x Sauvignon Blanc and a variety whose name has not yet been communicated and which is resistant to the main cryptogamic diseases. VB Cal 6-04 can be found in Switzerland, Belgium, Germany, etc. In France, a few plantations have been carried out and it is registered in the Official Catalogue of wine grape varieties under the name Sauvignac liste A.
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: Second fermentation
In the making of champagne, fermentation of the base wine to which is added the liqueur de tirage and which takes place in the bottle. This second fermentation produces the carbon dioxide, and therefore the bubbles that make up the effervescence of the wine.
