Château de VeyresSauternes
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 Sauternes from the Château de Veyres
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Sauternes of Château de Veyres 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 Sauternes of Château de Veyres in the region of Bordeaux often reveals types of flavors of peach, apricot or honey and sometimes also flavors of earth, oak or tree fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Sauternes
Pairings that work perfectly with Sauternes
Original food and wine pairings with Sauternes
The Sauternes of Château de Veyres matches generally quite well with dishes of fruity desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of apple cake or endives with ham and blue cheese.
Details and technical informations about Château de Veyres's Sauternes.
Discover the grape variety: Sumoll
Light and elegant reds with a clear ruby robe, smooth tannins and a supple palate, with signature aromas of red fruits (cherry, raspberry), Mediterranean herbs (garrigue), spices and mineral notes. An airy profile to drink young or with short cellaring. Preserved for its heritage value, it produces artisanal Catalan cuvées from Penedès and Tarragona. Native Spanish black grape from Catalonia, nearly extinct then recently rediscovered.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Sauternes from Château de Veyres are 2009, 2003, 2011
Informations about the Château de Veyres
The Château de Veyres is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 1 wines for sale in the of Sauternes to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Sauternes
Iconic Bordeaux AOC for noble sweet wines, left bank of the Garonne. Golden whites with signature notes of honey, candied apricot, exotic fruit, orange peel, saffron and a finish tightened by chiselled acidity, opulent yet nervy palate — a great age-worthy wine of emotion. Botrytised Semillon dominates (Ciron 'noble rot') concentrating sugars, Sauvignon Blanc adds vivacity, Muscadelle perfume. ~1,416 ha across 5 villages.
The wine region of Bordeaux
World-renowned age-worthy reds, led by round Merlot (plum, black fruit) or firm Cabernet Sauvignon (blackcurrant, cedar, graphite), blended with Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot for tannic structure. Structured Médoc and Graves, velvety Saint-Émilion and Pomerol. Also crisp dry whites (Sauvignon/Sémillon) and opulent sweet Sauternes with honey and candied fruit. A 110,000 ha Gironde vineyard, 65 appellations, cradle of the 1855 classified growths.
The word of the wine: AOC
Appellation d'origine contrôlée. The most prestigious category of French wines created in the 1930s on the basis of quality criteria defined by a geographical delimitation, a chosen grape variety and precise production rules.
