Château LaribotteChâteau Guimbalet 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 Château Guimbalet Sauternes from the Château Laribotte
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Château Guimbalet Sauternes of Château Laribotte in the region of Bordeaux is a powerful with a good balance between acidity and sweetness.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Château Guimbalet Sauternes of Château Laribotte in the region of Bordeaux often reveals types of flavors of honey, earth or tree fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Château Guimbalet Sauternes
Pairings that work perfectly with Château Guimbalet Sauternes
Original food and wine pairings with Château Guimbalet Sauternes
The Château Guimbalet Sauternes of Château Laribotte matches generally quite well with dishes of fruity desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of apple cake or tortellini with gorgonzola and walnuts.
Details and technical informations about Château Laribotte's Château Guimbalet Sauternes.
Discover the grape variety: Aidani
This grape variety has been cultivated in Greece for a very long time - most often at high altitudes - more specifically in the Cyclades islands, the island of Rhodes, Crete, etc. and is practically unknown in other wine-producing countries, including France. We can meet the black aidani or mavro, very rare, it has however no link with the white or aspro.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Château Guimbalet Sauternes from Château Laribotte are 2010
Informations about the Château Laribotte
The Château Laribotte is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 7 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: Botrytis cinerea
This fungus, also called noble rot, develops during the over-ripening phase and is an ally of great sweet white wines, when it concentrates the juice of the berries. It requires the humidity of morning fogs and beautiful sunny days, gives musts very rich in sugar and brings to the wines the famous taste of "roasted".
