Winery Marquis d'AlbanSauternes
Sweet wine
This wine generally goes well with vegetarian, poultry or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc).
Food and wine pairings with Sauternes
Pairings that work perfectly with Sauternes
Original food and wine pairings with Sauternes
The Sauternes of Winery Marquis d'Alban matches generally quite well with dishes of fruity desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of the coughing cat's apple crumble or guinea fowl supreme with pears and roquefort cheese.
Details and technical informations about Winery Marquis d'Alban's Sauternes.
Discover the grape variety: Kalecik Karası
Supple, elegant reds with a light ruby robe, silky tannins and an airy palate with fresh acidity, showing signature aromas of red fruits (cherry, strawberry), soft spices, rose and floral notes. Often compared to Pinot Noir for its finesse. One of the great ambassadors of modern Turkish wine, producing refined reds from the Ankara region. Native black grape of central Anatolia, grown mainly around Kalecik.
Informations about the Winery Marquis d'Alban
The Winery Marquis d'Alban is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 21 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: Monopoly (raw)
Cru exploited exclusively by a domain. The famous Romanée Conti is a monopoly cru.
