Winery LidlComtesse de Balmont 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 Comtesse de Balmont Sauternes from the Winery Lidl
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Comtesse de Balmont Sauternes of Winery Lidl 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 Comtesse de Balmont Sauternes of Winery Lidl in the region of Bordeaux often reveals types of flavors of lemon, honey or earth and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Comtesse de Balmont Sauternes
Pairings that work perfectly with Comtesse de Balmont Sauternes
Original food and wine pairings with Comtesse de Balmont Sauternes
The Comtesse de Balmont Sauternes of Winery Lidl matches generally quite well with dishes of fruity desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of tarte tatin or blue cheese and walnut cake.
Details and technical informations about Winery Lidl's Comtesse de Balmont Sauternes.
Discover the grape variety: Muscadelle
Aromatic, fruity whites with a tender palate, with intense aromas of muscat, white flowers, honey, candied citrus and floral notes (no genetic link to the muscat family). Minor component in the great botrytised dessert wines of Sauternes, Barsac, Cérons and Monbazillac, adding perfume and freshness. Also dry in Entre-Deux-Mers. Made as sumptuous fortified wines in Australia (Rutherglen Topaque). French variety from Bordeaux and the South-West.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Comtesse de Balmont Sauternes from Winery Lidl are 2017
Informations about the Winery Lidl
The Winery Lidl is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 395 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: Second fermentation
In the making of champagne, fermentation of the base wine to which is added the liqueur de tirage and which takes place in the bottle. This second fermentation produces the carbon dioxide, and therefore the bubbles that make up the effervescence of the wine.
