65km south of Bordeaux city lies Sauternes, the most revered sweet wine region in the world. The entire appellation has ju… st over 2000 hectares of vineyards, divided into five communes - of these five, Barsac is the only one with a label of its own.
The region is noteworthy thanks to its unique microclimate. The heavy evening mists often persist long into the morning, allowing the Botrytis cinerea fungus (the trademark of Sauternes, often called noble rot) to take hold of the grapes, and the wa
