Château LaribotteChâteau Violet-Lamothe 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.
The Château Violet-Lamothe Sauternes of the Château Laribotte is in the top 90 of wines of Sauternes.
Taste structure of the Château Violet-Lamothe Sauternes from the Château Laribotte
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Château Violet-Lamothe 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 Violet-Lamothe Sauternes of Château Laribotte in the region of Bordeaux often reveals types of flavors of cream, apricot or cheese and sometimes also flavors of honey, earth or microbio.
Food and wine pairings with Château Violet-Lamothe Sauternes
Pairings that work perfectly with Château Violet-Lamothe Sauternes
Original food and wine pairings with Château Violet-Lamothe Sauternes
The Château Violet-Lamothe Sauternes of Château Laribotte matches generally quite well with dishes of fruity desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of grandma's cherry clafoutis or vegetable and gorgonzola lasagna.
Details and technical informations about Château Laribotte's Château Violet-Lamothe Sauternes.
Discover the grape variety: Melon blanc et rouge
Very old Burgundian grape variety. According to published genetic analyses, it is the result of a natural cross between Pinot and Gouais, which are the same parents of Gamay. Melon can be found in Germany, Croatia, Bulgaria, ... in France it is nowadays mostly multiplied in the Loire Valley, registered in the Official Catalogue of wine grape varieties, list A1.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Château Violet-Lamothe Sauternes from Château Laribotte are 2016, 2009, 2014, 2015 and 2013.
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: Vitis vinifera
The main species of vine cultivated in Europe and throughout the world, the origin of most of the great grape varieties.
