Winery Turpin Freres & RioutGrande Epée 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 Grande Epée Sauternes from the Winery Turpin Freres & Riout
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Grande Epée Sauternes of Winery Turpin Freres & Riout in the region of Bordeaux is a powerful with a good balance between acidity and sweetness.
Food and wine pairings with Grande Epée Sauternes
Pairings that work perfectly with Grande Epée Sauternes
Original food and wine pairings with Grande Epée Sauternes
The Grande Epée Sauternes of Winery Turpin Freres & Riout matches generally quite well with dishes of fruity desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of rice with milk or shredded cheese, blue cheese and walnut pie.
Details and technical informations about Winery Turpin Freres & Riout's Grande Epée Sauternes.
Discover the grape variety: Ignéa
Intraspecific cross between Delizia di Vaprio (46A Pirovano) and Angelo Pirovano ( 2 Pirovano) obtained in Italy by Angelo Pirovano. This variety is registered in the Official Catalogue of table grape varieties, list A1.
Informations about the Winery Turpin Freres & Riout
The Winery Turpin Freres & Riout is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 23 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: Castle
A term often used to designate wineries, even if they do not have a real castle.
