Barsac Château making sweet Sémillon Sauternes with barrel character and a fresh taste.
The producer
Château Baulac sits in Barsac within Sauternes, the southern Bordeaux appellation reserved for sweet white wines. Its 10 hectare vineyard has vines that are 40 years old, planted on clay limestone soils with Sémillon as the grape. Château Baulac Dodijos 2023 has a very sweet and fresh taste, barrel character, and aromas of orange marmalade, dried pineapple, saffron, vanilla, beeswax and marzipan. The wine comes in a 375 ml half bottle.
Known for
Sweet Sémillon Sauternes
Notable facts
Château Baulac is situated in Barsac within the Sauternes appellation.
The vineyard covers 10 hectares.
The vineyard is planted on clay limestone soils and has vines that are 40 years old.
Château Baulac Dodijos 2023 comes in a 375 ml half bottle.
From the atlas
Château Baulac
At A Glance
Field
Detail
Commune
Barsac
Appellation
Sauternes, southern Bordeaux
Main grape
Sémillon
Style
Sweet white wine
The Producer
Château Baulac works from a 10 hectare vineyard whose vines are 40 years old. Clay limestone soils support the planting, and Sémillon supplies the fruit for Château Baulac Dodijos, a sweet white Sauternes wine.
Place
Sauternes is in southern Bordeaux, and the appellation is used exclusively for sweet white wines. That rule places Château Baulac Dodijos in a defined category where sweetness is central to the wine's style.
Wines
Château Baulac Dodijos 2023 is the named bottling. It comes in a 375 ml half bottle and contains 11.1 grams of sugar per 100 ml. Its taste is nuanced, very sweet and fresh, with barrel character. Orange marmalade, dried pineapple, saffron, vanilla, beeswax and marzipan mark the aroma and flavour. Serve it at 8 to 10°C with desserts, blue cheeses or foie gras.
Final Word
Château Baulac brings Barsac, Sauternes and Sémillon together in a sweet white wine with clear barrel character and freshness.