Tour the Quaint Village of Sauternes

Posted by foodwineclick on May 2, 2017 · 9 Comments 

The Bordeaux region is large, the village of Sauternes (namesake of the sweet wines of Bordeaux) is about an hour’s drive south from the bustling city of Bordeaux. Our Millesima hosts shipped us off to stay overnight in the village before our grand tour and tasting the next day at Chateau Suduiraut.

Sauternes is one of those beautiful, tiny wine region villages with just enough commerce to be fun (hotel, restaurant for example). If you visit, I highly recommend spending a night in Sauternes. You can have a wonderful meal and stay at Auberge les Vignes.

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What a charming village to enter at sunrise
Early morning stroll at the edge of the village shows pretty views into the surrounding vineyards
Lisa from our blog awards group was out for her morning run in the vineyards
Sauternes vineyard, you can tell by the unique vine training
Have a look at the soil in the region
Semillon vine just after bud break
We’re not in the big city any more, this was from a home in town.
Wine shop in Sauternes. Anyone game for Sauternes bag-in-box? You can get up to 20 litres, that’s about 5 gallons!
Auberge les Vignes, a fun boutique hotel and restaurant.
Auberge les Vignes is a casual, inviting restaurant. They cook many of the dishes over the fire in the dining room!
Of course, Sauternes is a great aperitif, not just for dessert! Pierre Montegut toasting with Chiara Bassi and Agnes Nemeth from our blog awards group
House made duck foie gras and the local wine – Sauternes. A classic combination
Duck breast was delicious with a Pomerol.
Two Pomerols and a Pessac-Leognan to be exact.
Capping our dinner off with a gem of a Sauternes
Pierre Montegut shared this beauty with us, 1975 Chateau Suduiraut
Classic dessert pairing

Disclosure
A special thanks to our Millesima hosts, who sponsored the #MillesimaBA2017 trip for the six blog award winners.

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9 Responses to “Tour the Quaint Village of Sauternes”
  1. Martin D. Redmond's avatar Martin D. Redmond says:
    May 2, 2017 at 8:11 pm

    Dude!

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  2. Lynn's avatar lgowdy says:
    May 3, 2017 at 12:46 am

    Sauternes is a favorite place of ours. Not only does the quaint town have good restaurants, many smaller producers of outstanding Sauternes. Haven’t been to Suduiraut yet, need to go!

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  3. Mardi (eat. live. travel. write.)'s avatar Mardi (eat. live. travel. write.) says:
    May 3, 2017 at 4:27 am

    We spent a lovely day in Sauternes last summer – so charming and, well, Sauternes is always a good idea!

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  4. Michelle Williams's avatar Michelle Williams says:
    May 4, 2017 at 8:41 am

    What a great day!!!

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    May 11, 2017 at 8:03 am

    […] at Château Suduiraut, check out this post by fellow award-winner Jeff Burrows of FoodWineClick, or this post for more photos of the village […]

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