Château Piaut-SimonSauternes
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 Sauternes from the Château Piaut-Simon
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Sauternes of Château Piaut-Simon 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 Sauternes of Château Piaut-Simon in the region of Bordeaux often reveals types of flavors of apricot, honey or earth and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, dried fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Sauternes
Pairings that work perfectly with Sauternes
Original food and wine pairings with Sauternes
The Sauternes of Château Piaut-Simon matches generally quite well with dishes of fruity desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of yoghurt cake or leek - goat cheese - honey quiche.
Details and technical informations about Château Piaut-Simon's Sauternes.
Discover the grape variety: Lercat
Simple, fresh dry whites with a pale golden robe and a supple palate with moderate acidity, with understated aromas of citrus and white flowers. Discreet rustic profile. Almost extinct, preserved in INRAE variety collections; bears witness to the pre-phylloxera ampelographic diversity of the South-West and is studied as a heritage variety for its genetic interest. Rare French white variety, once grown in the South-West.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Sauternes from Château Piaut-Simon are 2016, 2014, 2008, 2009 and 2010.
Informations about the Château Piaut-Simon
The Château Piaut-Simon is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 4 wines for sale in the of Sauternes to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Sauternes
Iconic Bordeaux AOC for noble sweet wines, left bank of the Garonne. Golden whites with signature notes of honey, candied apricot, exotic fruit, orange peel, saffron and a finish tightened by chiselled acidity, opulent yet nervy palate — a great age-worthy wine of emotion. Botrytised Semillon dominates (Ciron 'noble rot') concentrating sugars, Sauvignon Blanc adds vivacity, Muscadelle perfume. ~1,416 ha across 5 villages.
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: Groslot
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