Chateau de Bern

$17.00750ml

In the pot or in the glass, sweet Bordeaux makes the commonplace special.

Reduce a little and sauce your duck breast.

Up end a bottle and poach some apricots

or chill a glass and do dessert right.

Eyes:

Pale Yellow-Green

Nose:

Medium-High Intensity, developing, floral, honeysuckle, stone fruits

Mouth:

Medium Bodied, dry, medium acidity, moderate-high intensity, medium finish, lemon, apricot, peach

Lurking in the shadows of top-dog Sauternes (in the shadows of Barsac, Loupiac and Cadillac too), lies the tiny village of Sainte-Croix du Mont, a town known more for its legendary oyster bed than its 450 hectares of vineyards, cultivated since Roman times. The limestone-rich soil, coupled with favorable conditions for botrytised grapes make for exceptional (and long-lived) wines.