Maison NicolasRéserve 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 Maison Nicolas
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Réserve Sauternes of Maison Nicolas 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 Maison Nicolas matches generally quite well with dishes of fruity desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of the coughing cat's apple crumble or leek and roquefort cake.
Details and technical informations about Maison Nicolas's Réserve Sauternes.
Discover the grape variety: Dunkelfelder
Intensely coloured and supple reds with an inky, near-black robe, melted tannins and a fruity mouthfeel, with simple aromas of black fruits (blackberry, blackcurrant), cherry, plum and floral notes. A dye variety (red pulp) mainly used in blending to boost the colour of light reds (notably Pinot Noir) in Germany (Pfalz), Switzerland and England. A German hybrid created in 1939 at Geisenheim (Färbertraube × Pinot Noir).
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Réserve Sauternes from Maison Nicolas are 2006
Informations about the Maison Nicolas
The Maison Nicolas is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 31 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: Clos
Plot of vines surrounded by walls. Many Burgundian climates are clos.
