White
Cuvée des Conti
Guyenne · France
Fact sheet
- Type
- White
- Grape
- Sauvignon Blanc · Sémillon · Muscadelle
- Country
- France
- Region
- Guyenne
- Appellation
- Guyenne / Southwest France
- Alcohol
- 14%
- Body
- medium
- Acidity
- medium
- Sweetness
- dry
Food pairing
Seafood · Grilled fish · Roast chicken · Goat cheese · Dishes with mushrooms
Rated vintages
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2020
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2019
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2018
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2017
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2016
This rich blend gets its ripe texture and warm pear and citrus flavors from 50% Sémillon. It has an attractive perfumed edge, with kiwi-like acidity and a peppery aftertaste. Drink from 2018.
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2015
Sémillon and Sauvignon Blanc, with a touch of perfume from Muscadelle give a wine that, while still young, is ripe and shows a touch of spice from wood aging. It is a rounded wine that has pepper as well as just enough acidity. Drink from 2017.
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2014
With its 50% Sémillon, this ripe wine has the potential to be rich. It has a perfumed, fruity character at this stage, emphasizing flowery fruits along with citrus. As it develops, it will fill out comfortably. Drink from 2016.
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2013
Dominated by ripe Sémillon, this is a rich wine. It has a touch of herbaceousness, but the yellow fruits, pears and stroke of lemon give a full-bodied, rounded feel. Wood aging adds further to the satisfying flavors.
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2012
A crisp and fruity wine with herbal flavors, as well as riper apricot and quince flavors. It's a balanced wine, developing well, with great final acidity and a lively, crisp aftertaste. Drink now and until 2018.
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2011