Maison RiviereChâteau Saint Michel 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 Château Saint Michel Sauternes from the Maison Riviere
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Château Saint Michel Sauternes of Maison Riviere 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 Château Saint Michel Sauternes of Maison Riviere in the region of Bordeaux often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, apples or apricot and sometimes also flavors of orange, honey or melon.
Food and wine pairings with Château Saint Michel Sauternes
Pairings that work perfectly with Château Saint Michel Sauternes
Original food and wine pairings with Château Saint Michel Sauternes
The Château Saint Michel Sauternes of Maison Riviere matches generally quite well with dishes of fruity desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of the coughing cat's apple crumble or veal with roquefort and cognac.
Details and technical informations about Maison Riviere's Château Saint Michel Sauternes.
Discover the grape variety: Grosse Arvine
Most certainly originating from the Swiss Valais - Martigny and Fully vineyards - it is the result of a natural intraspecific crossing between the rèze and a child of the arvine with which it should not be confused. Today, grosse Arvine is practically no longer cultivated and remains completely unknown in France, as in all other wine-producing countries.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Château Saint Michel Sauternes from Maison Riviere are 2014, 2007, 2009, 2012 and 2013.
Informations about the Maison Riviere
The Maison Riviere is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 231 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: Mercaptan
Organic compound resulting from the combination of alcohol and sulphide (H2S) producing an unpleasant odour reminiscent of town gas and rotten eggs.
