Winery Le Tertre du Lys d'OrCuvée d'Exception 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 Cuvée d'Exception Sauternes of the Winery Le Tertre du Lys d'Or is in the top 70 of wines of Sauternes.
Taste structure of the Cuvée d'Exception Sauternes from the Winery Le Tertre du Lys d'Or
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Cuvée d'Exception Sauternes of Winery Le Tertre du Lys d'Or 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 Cuvée d'Exception Sauternes of Winery Le Tertre du Lys d'Or in the region of Bordeaux often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, citrus or quince and sometimes also flavors of peach, apricot or ginger.
Food and wine pairings with Cuvée d'Exception Sauternes
Pairings that work perfectly with Cuvée d'Exception Sauternes
Original food and wine pairings with Cuvée d'Exception Sauternes
The Cuvée d'Exception Sauternes of Winery Le Tertre du Lys d'Or matches generally quite well with dishes of fruity desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of rice with milk or zucchini soup with blue cheese.
Details and technical informations about Winery Le Tertre du Lys d'Or's Cuvée d'Exception Sauternes.
Discover the grape variety: Crescent
A direct-producer hybrid of American origin resulting from an interspecific cross between Saint Pepin and Elmer Swenson 6-8-25 (vitis riparia X Hamburg muscatel) obtained in 1988 by Peter Hemstad and James Luby at the University of Minnesota Research Center (United States). It can also be found in Canada, Ukraine, Russia, etc. and is virtually unknown in France.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Cuvée d'Exception Sauternes from Winery Le Tertre du Lys d'Or are 2016, 2007, 2012, 2005 and 2014.
Informations about the Winery Le Tertre du Lys d'Or
The Winery Le Tertre du Lys d'Or is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 1 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: Roussette
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