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 tarte tatin or creamy roquefort tart.
Details and technical informations about Château Laribotte's Chateâu Violet Sauternes.
Discover the grape variety: Zinfandel
From Croatia where it is called crljenak kastelanski or pribidrag. According to genetic analyses carried out by Professor Carole Meredith of California University in Davis (United States), it is related to the Croatian plavac mali and Zinfandel. It is also found in South Africa, New Zealand, Chile, Brazil, Germany, Bulgaria, Albania, Italy under the name of Primitivo, Malta, Greece, Portugal and to some extent in Croatia. In the United States (California), it is one of the most widely planted grape varieties, having been introduced in the 1830s well before Primitivo. In France, it is registered in the official catalogue of vine varieties on the A1 list under the name Primitivo.
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
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: Cryptogamic
Refers to diseases transmitted to plants by a fungus.
