Winery Anthonin DubreilLa Petite Croix Côteaux du Layon
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or beef.
Food and wine pairings with La Petite Croix Côteaux du Layon
Pairings that work perfectly with La Petite Croix Côteaux du Layon
Original food and wine pairings with La Petite Croix Côteaux du Layon
The La Petite Croix Côteaux du Layon of Winery Anthonin Dubreil matches generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, lean fish or fruity desserts such as recipes of lobster and scallops on a bed of leeks, haddock with potatoes or tarte tatin.
Details and technical informations about Winery Anthonin Dubreil's La Petite Croix Côteaux du Layon.
Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc
Supple, fragrant reds with fine tannins and vibrant freshness, showing raspberry, violet, green pepper, pencil lead and gentle spice aromas. Star of the Loire as a single variety (Chinon, Bourgueil, Saumur-Champigny) and of the right bank of Bordeaux in blends (Cheval Blanc at 60%). Also in semi-dry Anjou rosés. A historic Bordeaux variety, parent of Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Carmenère.
Informations about the Winery Anthonin Dubreil
The Winery Anthonin Dubreil is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 11 wines for sale in the of Côteaux du Layon to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Côteaux du Layon
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.
The wine region of Loire Valley
Kingdom of lively, dry whites and fine sparklers. Mineral, taut Sauvignon Blanc (Sancerre, Pouilly-Fumé) with citrus and gunflint notes. Multiform Chenin Blanc (Vouvray, Savennières, Layon): straight dry, floral off-dry or noble sweet honey-quince. Saline, iodised Muscadet (Melon B.
The word of the wine: Deposit
Solid particles that can naturally coat the bottom of a bottle of wine. It is rather a guarantee that the wine has not been mistreated: in fact, to avoid the natural deposit, rather violent processes of filtration or cold passage (- 7 or - 8 °C) are used in order to precipitate the tartar (the small white crystals that some people confuse with crystallized sugar: just taste to dissuade you from it)
