20 hl/ha - Vins de Loire

PRODUCTION REGION
Production area
*
200
HA
ANGERS
NANTES
TOURS
SANCERRE
SAUMUR
BOURGES
N
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AOC coteaux-du-layon
avec dénominations géographiques
E
S
DID YOU KNOW?
The production covers 6 communes in the Maine et Loire bordering the Layon : Beaulieu-sur-Layon,
Faye-d’Anjou, Rablay-sur-Layon, Rochefort-sur-Loire, Saint-Aubin-de-Luigné et Saint-Lambert-duLattay.The Municipality of St- Aubin -de -Luigné is called "Pearl of the Layon". These are great sweet
whites that unveil the full expression of Chenin overripe : intense nose, opulence and vivacity.
SOILS TYPES
CLIMAT
Temperate oceanic climate.
Slopes have good exposure and airflow,
helping grapes to reach extreme levels
of ripeness and to botrytise.Proximity
to the Layon promotes the development
of noble rot.
Sunny slopes to the south of the Loire;
pebble soils, mainly schists - but can also
contain clay and silica.
ANNUAL
PRODUCTION*
CÉPAGE
PRODUCERS
70
4 500 hl
or around
600,000 bottles
chenin
COLOUR AND STYLE
ANNUAL YIELD*
20 hl/ha
sweet white
STORING AND SERVING
8°
FOOD AND WINE PAIRINGS
MENU
Decant richer, more
concentrated wines
APERITIF
Foie-gras canapés
CHEESES
Blue cheeses,
such as fourme d'Ambert
From 5 years to several decades
DESSERT
even a whole century
Desserts with white
or yellow fruit, tropical fruit
or frangipane
for some of the great vintages.
TASTING NOTES
appearance
nose
palate
Deep or light golden yellow
with green highlights,
moving to old gold with
amber highlights
Honey, acacia flower, lemongrass,
pineapple, apricot, and quince.
Fresh fruit in the younger wines,
while the more developed,
concentrated wines tend towards
scents of candied fruit
Rounded, sumptuous,
well-balanced
and clean.
Fresh and vibrant
on the finish.
* 5 years average