Discover the top 100 best wines of Côteaux du Layon of Centre Loire as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the wines that are popular of Côteaux du Layon and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Loire cradle of Anjou's great sweet wines (left bank of the Layon): signature Chenin Blanc as exclusive white king — off-dry to botrytised sweet with notes of quince, apricot, candied pineapple, mango, honey, beeswax, dried fruits and a saffron touch, chiselled acidity balancing the sugar, exceptional ageing (20-50 years). "Sélection de Grains Nobles" mention at the summit. AOC (1950), ~1,400 ha across 27 villages, slaty schists, Layon mists favouring Botrytis cinerea.
Chameleon whites with taut acidity, ranging from mineral dry (Savennières, Vouvray sec) to off-dry and medium-sweet (Vouvray, Montlouis), sumptuous botrytised sweet (Quarts-de-Chaume, Bonnezeaux, Coteaux du Layon) and brilliant sparkling (Crémant de Loire, Vouvray brut). Aromas of quince, apple, honey, white flowers, beeswax and flint. An Anjou variety, also star of South Africa's Western Cape.
wines from the region of Côteaux du Layon go well with generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, lean fish or fruity desserts such as recipes of festive sea pot, fried rice with vegetables or apple cake.
On the nose in the region of Côteaux du Layon often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, cream or tropical and sometimes also flavors of citrus, beeswax or apples. In the mouth in the region of Côteaux du Layon is a with a good balance between acidity and sweetness.
