Château des ArrieuxCuvée Bousquet 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 Cuvée Bousquet Sauternes from the Château des Arrieux
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Cuvée Bousquet Sauternes of Château des Arrieux in the region of Bordeaux is a powerful with a good balance between acidity and sweetness.
Food and wine pairings with Cuvée Bousquet Sauternes
Pairings that work perfectly with Cuvée Bousquet Sauternes
Original food and wine pairings with Cuvée Bousquet Sauternes
The Cuvée Bousquet Sauternes of Château des Arrieux matches generally quite well with dishes of fruity desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of rice with milk or veal with roquefort and cognac.
Details and technical informations about Château des Arrieux's Cuvée Bousquet Sauternes.
Discover the grape variety: Rèze
Found in Switzerland in the upper Valais where it was used to produce the famous "Vin des glaciers". In France, it is little known except in Savoie and the Jura, although it is listed in the official catalogue of wine grape varieties on the A1 list. According to published genetic analyses, it is the grandmother of five grape varieties, including humagne rouge or petit rouge or cornalin d'Aoste; the mother of grosse arvine and the half-sister of freisa. It is also related to the poulsard, the nosiola, the cascarolo bianco, the groppello di revo, ... for more details click here !
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Cuvée Bousquet Sauternes from Château des Arrieux are 2016, 0, 2014
Informations about the Château des Arrieux
The Château des Arrieux is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 5 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: Garde (wine of)
Refers to a wine showing good ageing potential.
