2011 Château Broustet Sauternes Bordeaux France Wine Tasting Note
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Not a wine I see often, this medium bodied, sweet, forward styled wine is on the flora, candied, orange, tangerine and apricot side of the honeyed side of the style range. This is not a wine to age for years, as it will be better in its youth. 2,119 Views Tasted Jul 28, 2016 |
When to Drink Chateau Broustet, Anticipated Maturity, Decanting Time
Chateau Broustet can be enjoyed on the young side with no decanting. In fact, it is delicious and quite a treat young, even on release! However, like all great wines, Chateau Broustet is much better with age and does not reach full maturity until it's at least 10-15 years of age, or in some years, perhaps even longer in the best vintages!
That is when the magic happens! But that is unrealistic for 99% of the world's wine drinkers. So, enjoy it on any special occasion that calls for it.
Of course, the wine is sweet, but there is so much, incredible, racy acidity, the wine always feels fresh, and never cloying, which makes it quite fun to enjoy young. With Chateau Broustet and frankly, all Sauternes, the temperature is more important than decanting.
Serving Chateau Broustet, with Wine and Food Pairings
Chateau Broustet is best served at 14 degrees Celsius, 57 degrees Fahrenheit. The cool, almost cellar temperature gives the wine more freshness and lift. The wine will naturally warm in the glass, while it develops more aromatic complexities and fleshes out.
Chateau Broustet can be served with seafood dishes, especially shellfish, lobster, crab, and oysters on the half shell. Foie gras is a perfect pairing with its natural sweet, salty and savory characteristics. Chateau Broustet can also be paired with roasted chicken, veal, and pork dishes that are either spicy, or prepared with a touch of sweetness.
Spicy Asian cuisine, raw fish, like sushi or sashimi, and cheese, both hard and soft also make great pairings with Chateau Broustet.
The estate of Chateau Broustet also produces a dry, white Sauternes, Le Blanc Sec. Chateau Broustet is one of a handful of moderately priced, Sauternes producers that understand the need to find and create new markets as well as reach out to generations of younger customers.
To help promote their brand, they became one of the earliest, if not the first Sauternes proponents selling their wine in individual, 10 cl cigar-shaped bottles.
Each of these tubes is sealed with an easy-to-remove screw cap. The cigar-shaped bottles, or cylinders, are sold under the name of Sweet Broustet. On average, the annual production of Chateau Broustet is close to 3,500 cases of Sauternes per year.