Chateau Simon Barsac Sauternes 2010

Chateau Simon Barsac Sauternes 2010

Chateau Simon, 0,75 l - 13.50%
8% Sauvignon, 90% Semillon, 2% Muscadelle

HK$ 250.00
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Bordeaux - France
White dessert wine from grapes with noble rot dessert wine

How to serve

Serve at:

10 - 12°C.

Longevity:

10 - 15 years

Glass:
Dessert Wines
Chateau Simon Barsac Sauternes 2010
With a brilliant yellow colour, its nose is intense with exotic and citrus fruit notes. The attack is round and fruity, rich and fresh. After aeration, this wine develops spicy (cinnamon, vanilla) and fresh (menthol) notes associated with exotic and dry fruit notes The final is pleasantly woody.

Colour

Brilliant yellow colour.

Bouquet

Intense with exotic and citrus fruit nose.

Flavour

The attack is round and fruity, rich and fresh. After aeration, this wine develops spicy (cinnamon, vanilla) and fresh (menthol) notes associated with exotic and dry fruit notes. The final is pleasantly woody.

Pairing

To pair with pastries but also strong and mature cheese.

Cheese
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Features

Name Chateau Simon Barsac Sauternes 2010
Type White dessert wine from grapes with noble rot dessert wine
Classification AOC Sauternes
Year 2010
Size 0,75 l Standard
Alcohol content 13.50% by volume
Grape varieties 8% Sauvignon, 90% Semillon, 2% Muscadelle
Country France
Region Bordeaux
Soil composition Clayey-chalky soil.
Harvest Handpicking with four to five successive gatherings, only the overripe grapes are picked at each passage (Botrytis Cinerea).
Vinification After fermentation, the best vats are selected and mixed, 30 to 70% of the crop can be eliminated.
Ageing The best wine is aged in oak barrels for 12 months.
Production year 26,000 bottles
Allergens Contains sulphites
Pairing To pair with pastries but also strong and mature cheese.

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Vintage

xtraWine
90/100 
2010
Hachette
 
1 star - Very popular wine 2009
Wine Spectator
89/100 
2009
Chateau Simon
From this winery:

The Dufour family has cultivated the vines and produced Barsac-Sauternes wine since 1814 on the unique soils of Château Simon.The ancestral know-how in wine making has been passed on from generation to generation as the property has been gradually en...

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