This week starts a series on dessert wines and this episode we are talking about Sauternes. Sauternes is a sweet white wine from a region in Bordeaux by the same name. A while back, we did a two part episode on Bordeaux. Those episodes talked about history of wine in the area, classification system and climate and geography.
Check out our previous episodes on Bordeaux:
In this episode we discuss:
- What is Sauternes and where does it come from?
- Noble Rot – it sounds gross but it’s cool
- Why are botrytized or Noble rot wines so expensive?
- When did Bordeaux start making this wine?
- What to expect from Sauternes?
- Food pairings
Wine Recommendations:
Chateau Tuyttens 2011 – Priced around $25.This wine is a deep golden color with aromas of dried apricots or apricot skins and honey. It’s has medium to medium plus acidity, it’s very full bodied with flavors of candied peach, honey, almond and a bit of funk from the botrytis. It’s delicious and very sweet but not cloying.
Find out where you can purchase this wine here
Chateau Doisy-Vedrines 2011 – Priced around $25. Also deep golden color with aromas of apricot, honey and light peach. It has medium acidity, full bodied with flavors of honey, intense apricot, light peach and almond. This wine tastes decadent and both of these wines has similar aromas and flavors but different in which aromas show through stronger.
Purchase this wine from Total Wine here