Château LaribotteChateâu Violet 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 Chateâu Violet Sauternes of the Château Laribotte is in the top 60 of wines of Sauternes.
Taste structure of the Chateâu Violet Sauternes from the Château Laribotte
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Chateâu Violet 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 Chateâu Violet Sauternes of Château Laribotte in the region of Bordeaux often reveals types of flavors of peach, apricot or chocolate and sometimes also flavors of almonds, honey or melon.
Food and wine pairings with Chateâu Violet Sauternes
Pairings that work perfectly with Chateâu Violet Sauternes
Original food and wine pairings with Chateâu Violet Sauternes
The Chateâu Violet Sauternes of Château Laribotte matches generally quite well with dishes of fruity desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of rice with milk or pizza roquefort.
Details and technical informations about Château Laribotte's Chateâu Violet Sauternes.
Discover the grape variety: Lucie-kuhlmann
Colourful, fruity reds to drink young, with a sustained ruby colour, moderate tannins and an airy palate, with signature aromas of red and black fruits (cherry, blackberry) and simple notes. Accessible profile for cold climates. Grown mainly in Canada (Quebec, Nova Scotia) and the north-eastern United States for continental cold-climate vineyards. A black hybrid bred in 1911 by Eugène Kuhlmann in Alsace, cold and mildew-resistant.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Chateâu Violet Sauternes from Château Laribotte are 2005, 2009, 2015, 2007 and 2006.
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
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: Slim
A thin wine, lacking flesh and body.
