Château Romer du HayotR de Romer du Hayot 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 R de Romer du Hayot Sauternes from the Château Romer du Hayot
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the R de Romer du Hayot Sauternes of Château Romer du Hayot 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 R de Romer du Hayot Sauternes of Château Romer du Hayot in the region of Bordeaux often reveals types of flavors of apricot, honey or earth and sometimes also flavors of oak, tree fruit or citrus fruit.
Food and wine pairings with R de Romer du Hayot Sauternes
Pairings that work perfectly with R de Romer du Hayot Sauternes
Original food and wine pairings with R de Romer du Hayot Sauternes
The R de Romer du Hayot Sauternes of Château Romer du Hayot matches generally quite well with dishes of fruity desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of yoghurt cake or tomato and roquefort tart.
Details and technical informations about Château Romer du Hayot's R de Romer du Hayot Sauternes.
Discover the grape variety: Calitor
Calitor is a black grape variety of Provençal origin that is not widely grown in France. It is only cultivated on a little more than a hundred hectares in total. The main characteristic of this variety is its bent stalk. Its adult leaves have 5 lobes and angular teeth. The leaf blade is both pubescent and downy. The young leaves have a pinkish tinge, especially in autumn. They are also downy. The tip of the calitor branch is cottony. Calitor is a recommended grape variety in the departments of Vaucluse and Var and is authorized in others such as Gard, Drôme and Ardèche. It has two variants, namely the grey calitor and the white calitor. The calitor is matured only 35 days after the chasselas but it is very productive. It appreciates hot and dry soils. This variety is resistant to oidium, but it remains sensitive to grey rot and mildew. Calitor produces a light, low-alcohol wine with little colour.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of R de Romer du Hayot Sauternes from Château Romer du Hayot are 2016, 2014, 2012
Informations about the Château Romer du Hayot
The Château Romer du Hayot is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 5 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: Vinosity
When tasting a red wine, a pleasant sensation on the palate with a fruity and sappy character in harmony with a caressing and persistent presence of tannins.
