Winery Louis de MontgéracRéserve 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 Réserve Sauternes from the Winery Louis de Montgérac
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Réserve Sauternes of Winery Louis de Montgérac in the region of Bordeaux is a powerful with a good balance between acidity and sweetness.
Food and wine pairings with Réserve Sauternes
Pairings that work perfectly with Réserve Sauternes
Original food and wine pairings with Réserve Sauternes
The Réserve Sauternes of Winery Louis de Montgérac matches generally quite well with dishes of fruity desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of rice with milk or beetroot and courgette mille-feuilles with roquefort cheese.
Details and technical informations about Winery Louis de Montgérac's Réserve Sauternes.
Discover the grape variety: Gamay à jus blanc
Typical Burgundian grape variety. According to published genetic analyses, it is the result of a natural cross between Pinot and Gouais, which are the same parents of Melon. Gamay is registered in the Official Catalogue of wine grape varieties, list A1.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Réserve Sauternes from Winery Louis de Montgérac are 2002
Informations about the Winery Louis de Montgérac
The Winery Louis de Montgérac is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 10 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: Varietal wine
Name given to the local wine (IGP), produced from a single grape variety that gives the wine its characteristics of structure and aroma. The Languedoc is the leading producer of this type of wine, from most of the major French grape varieties.
