Winery Turpin Freres & Riout - Grande Epée Sauternes

Winery Turpin Freres & RioutGrande Epée Sauternes

The Grande Epée Sauternes of Winery Turpin Freres & Riout is a sweet wine from the region of Sauternes of Bordeaux.
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.

Details and technical informations about Winery Turpin Freres & Riout's Grande Epée Sauternes.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Sacy

Sacy blanc is a grape variety that originated in France (Auvergne). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches and small grapes. Sacy blanc can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Burgundy, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

Informations about the Winery Turpin Freres & Riout

The winery offers 26 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.4.
It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Sauternes in the region of Bordeaux

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.

Top wine Bordeaux
In the top 250000 of of France wines
In the top 35000 of of Sauternes wines
In the top 30000 of sweet wines
In the top 900000 wines of the world

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.

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Name given to the second alcoholic fermentation that sparkling wines undergo. It gives rise to a release of carbon dioxide in the bottle.

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