Château Laribotte - Château Violet-Lamothe Sauternes

Château LaribotteChâteau Violet-Lamothe Sauternes

3.9
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Château Violet-Lamothe Sauternes of Château Laribotte is a sweet wine from the region of Sauternes of Bordeaux.
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

Wine with microbio taste

cheese, cream

Wine with earth taste

honey

Wine with vegetal taste

hay

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 apple pie or pie with bacon, roquefort cheese and gruyère.

Details and technical informations about Château Laribotte's Château Violet-Lamothe Sauternes.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
13.5°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Ugni blanc et rose

Italian origin most certainly, more precisely from Tuscany. It is registered in the Official Catalogue of wine grape varieties list A1. Published genetic analysis has revealed that it is related to the vermentino and for more details click here!

Last vintages of this wine

Château Violet-Lamothe Sauternes - 2016
In the top 90 of of Sauternes wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Château Violet-Lamothe Sauternes - 2015
In the top 90 of of Sauternes wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Château Violet-Lamothe Sauternes - 2014
In the top 90 of of Sauternes wines
Average rating: 411110
Château Violet-Lamothe Sauternes - 2013
In the top 90 of of Sauternes wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Château Violet-Lamothe Sauternes - 2009
In the top 90 of of Sauternes wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Château Violet-Lamothe Sauternes - 2008
In the top 90 of of Sauternes wines
Average rating: 3.411100
Château Violet-Lamothe Sauternes - 2007
In the top 90 of of Sauternes wines
Average rating: 3.411100

The best vintages of Château Violet-Lamothe Sauternes from Château Laribotte are 2016, 2009, 2014, 2015 and 2013.

Informations about the Château Laribotte

The winery offers 7 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Sauternes in the region of Bordeaux

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.

Top wine Bordeaux
In the top 15000 of of France wines
In the top 95 of of Sauternes wines
In the top 1500 of sweet wines
In the top 45000 wines of the world

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.

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The word of the wine: Dryer

Term that characterizes a hard and tannic wine.

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