Château PartarrieuCuvée Spéciale Sauternes
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 Cuvée Spéciale Sauternes from the Château Partarrieu
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Cuvée Spéciale Sauternes of Château Partarrieu 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 Cuvée Spéciale Sauternes of Château Partarrieu in the region of Bordeaux often reveals types of flavors of apricot, honey or non oak and sometimes also flavors of earth, microbio or tree fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Cuvée Spéciale Sauternes
Pairings that work perfectly with Cuvée Spéciale Sauternes
Original food and wine pairings with Cuvée Spéciale Sauternes
The Cuvée Spéciale Sauternes of Château Partarrieu matches generally quite well with dishes of fruity desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of the coughing cat's apple crumble or penne with four cheeses.
Details and technical informations about Château Partarrieu's Cuvée Spéciale Sauternes.
Discover the grape variety: Bacchus blanc
Intraspecific crossing between the sylvaner x riesling and the Müller-Thurgau obtained in 1933 in Germany by Peter Morio and Bernhard Husfeld. It can be found in England, Switzerland, Canada, ... in France, it is almost unknown.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Cuvée Spéciale Sauternes from Château Partarrieu are 2011, 2008, 2012
Informations about the Château Partarrieu
The Château Partarrieu is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 5 wines for sale in the of Sauternes to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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.
The word of the wine: Cordial
Said of a warm, heady wine. Also used to describe wines and spirits with allegedly therapeutic properties.
