Château MenotaBarsac
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 Barsac from the Château Menota
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Barsac of Château Menota in the region of Bordeaux is a powerful with a good balance between acidity and sweetness.
Food and wine pairings with Barsac
Pairings that work perfectly with Barsac
Original food and wine pairings with Barsac
The Barsac of Château Menota matches generally quite well with dishes of fruity desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of apple pie or mixed tagliatelle with roquefort sauce and leek.
Details and technical informations about Château Menota's Barsac.
Discover the grape variety: Fernao Pires
Aromatic and lively whites with a tender palate and fresh acidity, on intense aromas of white flowers (orange blossom, acacia), citrus, white peach, muscat and spiced notes. Made as dry whites, popular off-dry styles and in sparkling wines from Bairrada. Also called Maria Gomes in Bairrada DOC. Widely grown in Ribatejo, Tejo DOC and Lisboa, one of Portugal's most planted white grapes. Native Portuguese variety.
Informations about the Château Menota
The Château Menota is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 11 wines for sale in the of Barsac to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Barsac
Bordeaux AOC of the Sauternais (left bank, unique Ciron-Garonne microclimate, gravelly or clay-limestone soils; may be labelled Barsac or Sauternes). Sémillon dominates the sweet whites (thick skins ideal for botrytis), complemented by Sauvignon Blanc and Sauvignon Gris. Signature profile: ripe fruits (apricot, peach), honey, acacia; rich, unctuous, powerful palate with 50+ botrytis aromas. Decades-long aging potential; harvested in successive tries.
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: Lemonade maker
Corkscrew of the wine waiter equipped with a small blade allowing to cut the capsule, a worm and a system of rack allowing to extract the cork easily.
