Château Menota - Chateau Menate Sauternes

Château MenotaChateau Menate Sauternes

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Chateau Menate Sauternes of Château Menota is a sweet wine from the region of Sauternes of Bordeaux.
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.
The Chateau Menate Sauternes of the Château Menota is in the top 80 of wines of Sauternes.

Taste structure of the Chateau Menate Sauternes from the Château Menota

Light
Bold
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Chateau Menate Sauternes of Château Menota 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 Chateau Menate Sauternes of Château Menota in the region of Bordeaux often reveals types of flavors of honey, earth or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit.

Food and wine pairings with Chateau Menate Sauternes

Pairings that work perfectly with Chateau Menate Sauternes

Original food and wine pairings with Chateau Menate Sauternes

The Chateau Menate Sauternes of Château Menota matches generally quite well with dishes of fruity desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of express cherry clafoutis or potato and roquefort pie.

Details and technical informations about Château Menota's Chateau Menate Sauternes.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
14°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Ekigaïna

Ekigaïna noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Languedoc). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by medium-sized bunches and small grapes. Ekigaïna noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Languedoc & Roussillon, Rhone Valley, Armagnac.

Last vintages of this wine

Chateau Menate Sauternes - 2016
In the top 80 of of Sauternes wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Chateau Menate Sauternes - 2015
In the top 80 of of Sauternes wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Chateau Menate Sauternes - 2014
In the top 80 of of Sauternes wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Chateau Menate Sauternes - 2013
In the top 80 of of Sauternes wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Chateau Menate Sauternes - 2011
In the top 80 of of Sauternes wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Chateau Menate Sauternes - 2008
In the top 80 of of Sauternes wines
Average rating: 411110

The best vintages of Chateau Menate Sauternes from Château Menota are 2016, 2015, 2008, 2014 and 2013.

Informations about the Château Menota

The winery offers 11 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Sauternes in the region of Bordeaux
Find the Château Menota on Facebook

The Château Menota is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 11 wines for sale in the of Sauternes to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Bordeaux
In the top 10000 of of France wines
In the top 85 of of Sauternes wines
In the top 1500 of sweet wines
In the top 40000 wines of the world

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.

News related to this wine

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An overview of Saint-Véran appellation

Let’s have a look at Saint-Véran vineyard and discover the magnificent and very diverse landscapes of this appellation situated in the South of Bourgogne. Saint-Véran is one of the 5 Village appellations with Pouilly-Fuissé, Pouilly-Vinzelles, Pouilly-Loché and Viré-Clessé. Like them, it produces only white wines from the Chardonnay grape. What makes it special is that the vineyard is cut in two dinstinct parts by the vineyard of Pouilly-Fuissé. As anywhere else in the vineyard in Bourgogn ...

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The word of the wine: De-vatting

Separation of the fermented juice from all solid particles (skin, pips, deposit of lees) by transferring it to a second tank.

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