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Château Baulac

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

From the atlas

Château Baulac

At A Glance

FieldDetail
CommuneBarsac
AppellationSauternes, southern Bordeaux
Main grapeSémillon
StyleSweet 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.

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