Winery Robert de LacourHommage Sauternes
Sweet wine
This wine generally goes well with vegetarian, poultry or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc).
Food and wine pairings with Hommage Sauternes
Pairings that work perfectly with Hommage Sauternes
Original food and wine pairings with Hommage Sauternes
The Hommage Sauternes of Winery Robert de Lacour matches generally quite well with dishes of fruity desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of apple pie or lasagne with 5 cheeses.
Details and technical informations about Winery Robert de Lacour's Hommage Sauternes.
Discover the grape variety: Arvine
Arvine blanc is a grape variety that originated in Switzerland. It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of vine is characterized by small bunches, and grapes of small size. The white Arvine can be found cultivated in these vineyards: Savoie & Bugey, Rhône valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, South-West.
Informations about the Winery Robert de Lacour
The Winery Robert de Lacour is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 3 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: Female
Characterizes wines whose pleasantness results from elegance and finesse rather than power.
