Château LapinesseCuvée Vieilles Vignes 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 Vieilles Vignes Sauternes from the Château Lapinesse
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Cuvée Vieilles Vignes Sauternes of Château Lapinesse in the region of Bordeaux is a powerful with a good balance between acidity and sweetness.
Food and wine pairings with Cuvée Vieilles Vignes Sauternes
Pairings that work perfectly with Cuvée Vieilles Vignes Sauternes
Original food and wine pairings with Cuvée Vieilles Vignes Sauternes
The Cuvée Vieilles Vignes Sauternes of Château Lapinesse matches generally quite well with dishes of fruity desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of grandma's cherry clafoutis or cream of broccoli soup with blue cheese.
Details and technical informations about Château Lapinesse's Cuvée Vieilles Vignes Sauternes.
Discover the grape variety: Mondeuse blanche
Haute-Savoie finds in Mondeuse blanche one of the oldest grape varieties planted in its vineyards. It can be found throughout Savoie and Ain, although its cultivation is not very well developed. Barely 5 hectares of vineyards are planted with this variety. It is known by other names such as savouette, dongine, couilleri or aigre blanc. Mondeuse blanche can be recognized by the downy appearance of its young shoots bearing very tan leaves, reminiscent of spider webs. The leaf blade tends to lose its tan appearance as it ages, while the 5 lobes are clearly defined. Mondeuse blanche produces bunches of grapes that give a wine with good acidity and a long shelf life, which can be kept for up to thirty years. They appear compact, cylindrical and winged. The juicy, sweet and crunchy berries ripen in the second late season. The golden yellow or green skin is quite strong, covering an ovoid or spherical fruit of medium size.
Informations about the Château Lapinesse
The Château Lapinesse is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 10 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: Vitis vinifera
The main species of vine cultivated in Europe and throughout the world, the origin of most of the great grape varieties.
