Winery L & F GranvilleCuvée Fournalas Haut Sauternes
Sweet wine
This wine generally goes well with fruity desserts and blue cheese.
Food and wine pairings with Cuvée Fournalas Haut Sauternes
Pairings that work perfectly with Cuvée Fournalas Haut Sauternes
Original food and wine pairings with Cuvée Fournalas Haut Sauternes
The Cuvée Fournalas Haut Sauternes of Winery L & F Granville matches generally quite well with dishes of fruity desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of the coughing cat's apple crumble or chicken cutlets with roquefort cheese.
Details and technical informations about Winery L & F Granville's Cuvée Fournalas Haut Sauternes.
Discover the grape variety: Courbu blanc
Native variety of the Pyrenean vineyard that does not correspond to the white form of the courbu noir. It should not be confused with the petit courbu, published genetic analysis has shown that it is related to one or more varieties including the lercat and for more details click here! Courbu blanc is registered in the official catalogue of wine grape varieties, list A1.
Informations about the Winery L & F Granville
The Winery L & F Granville is one of wineries to follow in Sauternes.. It offers 8 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.
News related to this wine
Women in wine: Bordeaux
Bordeaux has a history of extraordinary women running vineyards. In Sauternes & Barsac Françoise-Joséphine d’Yquem was imprisoned twice during the French revolution but managed to save both her neck and Château d’Yquem, 1er Grand Cru Classé Supérieur Sauternes. She then dedicated herself to her property, and introduced the practice of ‘tries successives’ or multiple passes through the vineyard during harvest to collect botrytised grapes at maximum maturity, transforming the quality of wines ...
King Charles will head to Bordeaux wine region on his first state visit
President Emmanuel Macron will host King Charles and Queen Consort Camilla when they arrive in Paris on Sunday 26 March. It will be King Charles’ first overseas tour since succeeding Queen Elizabeth II last year, and the royal couple will be welcomed with a state banquet at the Château de Versailles. They will also address senators and members of the National Assembly at the French Senate. On Tuesday 28 March, King Charles and Camilla will leave Paris and head to Bordeaux, which was chosen due t ...
Meet the 2023 DFWE NYC Grand Tasting exhibitors
There is just under two months to go until the stunning Manhatta restaurant opens its doors for the second time to welcome you to the highly anticipated Decanter Fine Wine Encounter NYC this June. Not only will there be a sensational line-up of masterclasses held throughout the day, but guests can also enjoy a walk-around the Grand Tasting, which offers a rare opportunity to taste fine wines and meet the people behind the bottles. The Grand Tasting is at the heart of DFWE and will showcase wines ...
The word of the wine: Sweet
Wine with a slightly sickening sweetness.
