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Cérons, Ch. de Cérons

Name: Cérons, Ch. de Cérons
Brand: Chateau de Cérons
SKU: 30942
Price: 21.99 USD
Availability: OutOfStock

Item # 30942 750mL

Located right next to the Barsac appellation, Cérons is also known for a dessert wine made from Sémillon and Sauvignon Blanc. Light and refreshing enough to enjoy as an apéritif or to pair with cheeses or fruits.

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Color

White

Country

France

Region

Bordeaux

Producer

Chateau de Cérons

Grape Variety

Sémillon

Muscadelle

Sauvignon Blanc

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Staff Pick Notes

It is overly simplistic to say that all dessert wines are dripping with flavors of honey and dried stone fruit. You might as well say that all Rieslings are sweet or all Cabs are fruit bombs. It's just not true. This dessert wine from Bordeaux evokes raw walnuts, floral incense, and gun powder aromas. The palate is rich with beeswax, flint, and marmalade but is in no way cloyingly sweet. This makes for a great pair with strong cheeses and salty meats. The exotic aromas and flavors of this wine bring me back to summer night picnics lit only by the fireworks above us.

- SD

Glossary

Sauvignon Blanc

Few varietals have spawned as bizarre a list of descriptors as Sauvignon Blanc. Believe it or not, “cat pee” is in fact a complimentary tasting note, associated with some of the best bottlings. (It’s a somewhat odd way of pointing out herbaceousness in the wine.) Cat pee aside, Sauvignon Blanc (sometimes called "Fumé Blanc" in California) is a bit of a chameleon in terms of style, and quite utterly at the whim of the winemaker. Some are fermented in barrel, others in stainless steel. Some...

Bordeaux

Situated on the mid-Atlantic coast of France around the Gironde river, Bordeaux is home to some of the most legendary wines on earth. There are (for all intents and purposes) five grape varieties permitted under French wine law for red Bordeaux: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, and, very infrequently, Petit Verdot and Malbec. For white Bordeaux, only three varieties are permitted: Sauvignon Blanc, Sémillion, and Muscadelle. The exact percentages of each grape variety used in any...