Sauternes (France)

Glass of Sauternes

Sauternes is a sweet white wine from Sauternais in Bordeaux.

Serving Temperature

8-10°C (46-50°F)
10-12°C (50-54°F) older than 15 years

Flavors

Apricot
Apricot		 Mango
Mango		 Pineapple
Pineapple		 Blossom
Floral
Marmelade
Marmelade		 Honey
Honey		 Lemon
Lemon		 Coconut
Coconut
Caramel
Caramel		 Dried Fruit
Dried Fruit		 Nuts
Nuts		 Vanilla
Vanilla

Typical flavors of Sauternes wines are: Dried Fruit. Apricot. Mango. Pineapple. Passion Fruit. Flowers. Honey. Citrus Marmelade. Nuts. Almond.

Food Pairing Sauternes

Poultry
Poultry		 Foie Gras
Foie Gras		 Asian
Asian		 Roquefort
Roquefort
Meditation
Meditation		 Fruit
Fresh
Fruit		 Chocolate
Chocolate		 Dessert
Cakes

Sauternes is a meditation wine.

Food Pairing Savory: Foie Gras. Poultry. Roquefort. Blue Cheese. Asian Food (Chinese. Indian.)

Food Pairing Sweet: Pavlova (Meringue). Chocolate. Custards. Tarts. Cheese Cakes.

About Sauternes

Sauternes is a sweet wine from Sauternais in the Bordeaux region of France.

It is a dessert wine (100 - 150 g/l sugar) made from the grapes Sémillon, Sauvignon Blanc, and Muscadelle.

It is produced from hand picked grapes that have been infected by the Botrytis bacteria (Noble Rot) that dries out the grapes and concentrates the sugar.