Winery Lafon Jean FrancoisSauternes
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 Winery Lafon Jean Francois matches generally quite well with dishes of fruity desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of the coughing cat's apple crumble or mussels with roquefort cheese without wine.
Details and technical informations about Winery Lafon Jean Francois's Sauternes.
Discover the grape variety: Folignan
Simple, lively dry whites with a pale golden robe and a lean, sharp palate, with understated aromas of citrus (lemon), white flowers and herbal notes. Neutral, acidic profile primarily intended for distillation into Cognac and Armagnac. Grown in the Charentes and the Landes; contributes to French eaux-de-vie. French white variety created in 1965 in Montpellier by Paul Truel, crossing of folle blanche and ugni blanc.
Informations about the Winery Lafon Jean Francois
The Winery Lafon Jean Francois 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: Shiraz
See syrah.
