Winery Vincent LatasteChâteau la Forét 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 Château la Forét Sauternes from the Winery Vincent Lataste
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Château la Forét Sauternes of Winery Vincent Lataste in the region of Bordeaux is a powerful with a good balance between acidity and sweetness.
Food and wine pairings with Château la Forét Sauternes
Pairings that work perfectly with Château la Forét Sauternes
Original food and wine pairings with Château la Forét Sauternes
The Château la Forét Sauternes of Winery Vincent Lataste matches generally quite well with dishes of fruity desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of apple cake or broccoli, goat cheese and roquefort quiche.
Details and technical informations about Winery Vincent Lataste's Château la Forét Sauternes.
Discover the grape variety: Cabernet-Cubin
An intraspecific cross between Limberger and Cabernet Sauvignon obtained in 1970 by Bernard Hill of the Weinsberg Research Institute in Germany. It can be found in Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom, but is virtually unknown in France.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Château la Forét Sauternes from Winery Vincent Lataste are 2009
Informations about the Winery Vincent Lataste
The Winery Vincent Lataste is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 24 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: Malic (acid)
An acid that occurs naturally in many wines and is transformed into lactic acid during malolactic fermentation.
