Winery Philippe de NoangeChateau Barrau Sauternes
Sweet wine
This wine generally goes well with fruity desserts and blue cheese.
Food and wine pairings with Chateau Barrau Sauternes
Pairings that work perfectly with Chateau Barrau Sauternes
Original food and wine pairings with Chateau Barrau Sauternes
The Chateau Barrau Sauternes of Winery Philippe de Noange matches generally quite well with dishes of fruity desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of the coughing cat's apple crumble or gourmet pie with camembert, blue cheese, mozzarella and cancoillotte.
Details and technical informations about Winery Philippe de Noange's Chateau Barrau Sauternes.
Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon-Rytos
An interspecific cross between Sauvignon Blanc and Bianca obtained in Italy and in 2002 by the University of Udine and the Institute of Applied Genetics. It should not be confused with the sauvignon-kretos. It can be found in Germany, Poland, ... in France it is almost unknown.
Informations about the Winery Philippe de Noange
The Winery Philippe de Noange is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 79 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: Varietal
Said of wine aromas that are reminiscent of fresh grapes. The most demonstrative example is certainly that of wines made from the Muscat grape variety.
