Maison NicolasSauternes
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 Sauternes from the Maison Nicolas
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Sauternes of Maison Nicolas 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 Sauternes of Maison Nicolas in the region of Bordeaux often reveals types of flavors of peach, pear or caramel and sometimes also flavors of honey, non oak or earth.
Food and wine pairings with Sauternes
Pairings that work perfectly with Sauternes
Original food and wine pairings with Sauternes
The Sauternes of Maison Nicolas matches generally quite well with dishes of fruity desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of apple cake or leek and gorgonzola pie.
Details and technical informations about Maison Nicolas's Sauternes.
Discover the grape variety: Floreal
Aromatic, lively dry whites with a pale golden robe, a taut palate with fresh acidity, and signature aromas of citrus (grapefruit), white flowers, passion fruit and exotic notes. Crisp profile. Early-ripening and productive. Listed in the official catalogue, representing the future of lower-input viticulture in France through its polygenic resistance to downy and powdery mildew. French white hybrid obtained in 2018 by INRA (Resdur1 series).
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Sauternes from Maison Nicolas are 2015, 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: Vegetative cycle
All the different phases of the vine's development: winter rest period, budburst, inflorescence, flowering, fruit set, veraison, ripening.
