Winery Yvon Mau - Aureus de Sauternes

Winery Yvon MauAureus de Sauternes

3.8
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Aureus de Sauternes of Winery Yvon Mau 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 Aureus de Sauternes from the Winery Yvon Mau

Light
Bold
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Aureus de Sauternes of Winery Yvon Mau 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 Aureus de Sauternes of Winery Yvon Mau in the region of Bordeaux often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit.

Food and wine pairings with Aureus de Sauternes

Pairings that work perfectly with Aureus de Sauternes

Original food and wine pairings with Aureus de Sauternes

The Aureus de Sauternes of Winery Yvon Mau matches generally quite well with dishes of fruity desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of apple pie or light tart with endives and roquefort cheese.

Details and technical informations about Winery Yvon Mau's Aureus de Sauternes.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
13.5°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Muscadelle

Muscadelle white is a grape variety that originated in France (Bergerac). 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 bunches of medium size, and grapes of medium caliber. Muscadelle white can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Rhone valley, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Languedoc & Roussillon.

Last vintages of this wine

Aureus de Sauternes - 2006
In the top 100 of of Sauternes wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50

The best vintages of Aureus de Sauternes from Winery Yvon Mau are 2006

Informations about the Winery Yvon Mau

The winery offers 209 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
This winery is part of the Yvon Mau.
It is in the top 40 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Sauternes in the region of Bordeaux

The Winery Yvon Mau is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 123 wines for sale in the of Sauternes to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Bordeaux
In the top 65000 of of France wines
In the top 2500 of of Sauternes wines
In the top 6500 of sweet wines
In the top 250000 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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The word of the wine: Size (champagne)

Juices that flow from the press after the cuvée, at the second pressing. Less fine, often more vegetal, it is mainly used to make the first price champagnes.

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