Château LaribotteCuveè la Gravière 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 Cuveè la Gravière Sauternes from the Château Laribotte
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Cuveè la Gravière 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 Cuveè la Gravière Sauternes of Château Laribotte in the region of Bordeaux often reveals types of flavors of peach, honey or mango and sometimes also flavors of earth, tree fruit or tropical fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Cuveè la Gravière Sauternes
Pairings that work perfectly with Cuveè la Gravière Sauternes
Original food and wine pairings with Cuveè la Gravière Sauternes
The Cuveè la Gravière Sauternes of Château Laribotte matches generally quite well with dishes of fruity desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of the coughing cat's apple crumble or avocados with roquefort cheese.
Details and technical informations about Château Laribotte's Cuveè la Gravière Sauternes.
Discover the grape variety: Carminoir
Intraspecific crossing between pinot noir and cabernet-sauvignon obtained in 1982 at the Federal Research Station Agroscope Changins in Wadenswil (Switzerland). It can be found in Switzerland, Germany, Belgium, ... in France it is very little known.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Cuveè la Gravière Sauternes from Château Laribotte are 2015
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: Flint (smell of)
Mineral odour reminiscent of flint and flint heated during sharpening.
