Château Fontaine Sauternes 2023
by Château Fontaine
- Grape variety
- Sémillon, Sauvignon Blanc, Muscadelle
- Region
- Sauternes, Bordeaux, France
- Style
- white
- Alcohol
- 13.5%
- Vintage
- 2023
Price: CHF 26 In stock
About this wine
A classically built Sauternes from parcels in Fargues de Langon, neighbouring the great names of the appellation. The blend is the textbook Sauternes trio — 90% Sémillon, 5% Sauvignon, 5% Muscadelle — harvested by successive passes through the vineyard, taking only the berries shrivelled by noble rot (Botrytis cinerea). Pressed to musts of remarkable sugar concentration, fermented at 20°C and matured twelve months in barrel. The result is sweet wine in its lithe, elegant register — fine, balanced, never heavy.
Tasting notes
Deep amber, viscous in the glass like honey. The nose is intense and refined: mango, melon, sweetgrass, honeycomb and apricot, with the trademark whisper of bruised apple and a discreet, savoury hint of blue cheese. The palate is just medium-sweet — lithe, fine and elegant — with a clear core of acidity that keeps everything fresh through a long, honeyed finish.
Food pairings
Foie gras, Roquefort and aged blue cheeses, Tarte Tatin and stone-fruit desserts, Spiced roast duck
Best for
End of a great dinner
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