Château PiadaClos du Roy 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.
The Clos du Roy Sauternes of the Château Piada is in the top 20 of wines of Sauternes.
Taste structure of the Clos du Roy Sauternes from the Château Piada
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Clos du Roy Sauternes of Château Piada in the region of Bordeaux is a powerful with a good balance between acidity and sweetness.
Food and wine pairings with Clos du Roy Sauternes
Pairings that work perfectly with Clos du Roy Sauternes
Original food and wine pairings with Clos du Roy Sauternes
The Clos du Roy Sauternes of Château Piada matches generally quite well with dishes of fruity desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of yoghurt cake or potato gratin with blue cheese and bacon.
Details and technical informations about Château Piada's Clos du Roy Sauternes.
Discover the grape variety: Chichaud
It is most certainly from the Ardèche, and is not found anywhere else. It has long been confused with the cinsaut called boudalès in this region, which explains why it has the synonym tsintsao. It is said to be related to the white humagne. Today, Chichaud is on the verge of extinction, although it is registered in the Official Catalogue of wine grape varieties, list A1.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Clos du Roy Sauternes from Château Piada are 2011, 2010, 2015, 2012 and 2005.
Informations about the Château Piada
The Château Piada is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 9 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: Feedback
Perception of the aromas in the mouth by the retro-nasal way.
