Moods
- · indulgent
- · slow
- · amber-lit
A WINE MANUSCRIPT
Sauternes
Château de la Cire
"Late afternoon held in glass — beeswax, apricot, amber light."
- Producer
- Maison de l'Ambre
- Region
- Bordeaux, Sauternes, France
- Vintage
- 2016
- Grape
- Sémillon · Sauvignon Blanc
Archetype · 2016
The Beeswax Candle
SENSORY PROFILE
The Aroma Wheel
ATMOSPHERE
Mood & Pairing
Weather
- · autumn dusk
- · first cold evening
Music
- · Chopin — Nocturne Op. 9 No. 2
- · Bill Evans
Occasions
- · after-dinner pause
- · final glass of the night
AT THE TABLE
Food Pairings
Foie gras
Richness yields to the wine's lifted acidity.
— candelabra
Roquefort
Salt and sweetness in old French dialogue.
— wood-panelled study
Apricot tart
Echoes the wine's candied core.
— after the table is cleared
STORY · REGION · TERROIR
The Manuscript of the Bottle
— Terroir —
Gravel and clay beside the Ciron river — morning mists invite the noble rot.
— Climate —
Humid mornings, dry afternoons — the precise alchemy of botrytis.
— Winemaking —
Hand-selected botrytised berries over multiple passes, three years in oak.
— Lore —
The mist that makes Sauternes is older than the châteaux themselves — locals call it 'the breath that makes gold.'
VOICES FROM THE TABLE
Community Tasting Notes
"Amber lamplight in a glass."
— Camille R.
"Tastes like the last hour of a long evening."
— Otto F.
— The Sommelier's Reflection —
"Reserve it for the slow end of an evening — when nothing more needs to be said."
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