Château Bel-AirLa Goutte d'Or Saint-Croix-du-Mont
Sweet wine
This wine generally goes well with vegetarian, poultry or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc).
The La Goutte d'Or Saint-Croix-du-Mont of the Château Bel-Air is in the top 30 of wines of Saint-Croix-du-Mont.
Food and wine pairings with La Goutte d'Or Saint-Croix-du-Mont
Pairings that work perfectly with La Goutte d'Or Saint-Croix-du-Mont
Original food and wine pairings with La Goutte d'Or Saint-Croix-du-Mont
The La Goutte d'Or Saint-Croix-du-Mont of Château Bel-Air matches generally quite well with dishes of fruity desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of apple pie or endives with ham and roquefort sauce.
Details and technical informations about Château Bel-Air's La Goutte d'Or Saint-Croix-du-Mont.
Discover the grape variety: Muscadelle
Aromatic, fruity whites with a tender palate, with intense aromas of muscat, white flowers, honey, candied citrus and floral notes (no genetic link to the muscat family). Minor component in the great botrytised dessert wines of Sauternes, Barsac, Cérons and Monbazillac, adding perfume and freshness. Also dry in Entre-Deux-Mers. Made as sumptuous fortified wines in Australia (Rutherglen Topaque). French variety from Bordeaux and the South-West.
Informations about the Château Bel-Air
The Château Bel-Air is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 8 wines for sale in the of Saint-Croix-du-Mont to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Saint-Croix-du-Mont
Sweet AOC on the right bank of the Garonne facing Sauternes (Entre-deux-Mers, 450 ha): signature Sémillon as king sweet white (85%) susceptible to noble rot (Botrytis cinerea), Sauvignon Blanc (12%) and Muscadelle (3%) as complement — enveloping signature aromas of raisin, fig, white flowers (acacia, honeysuckle), apricot, pineapple, peach and candied fruit, powerful and complex profile of remarkable intensity, outstanding length. Sauternes-style.
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: Open
Said of a wine with a full and expressive nose, generally at its peak.
