Winery BiquerieCoteaux du Layon Moelleux
Sweet wine
This wine generally goes well with
Details and technical informations about Winery Biquerie's Coteaux du Layon Moelleux.
Discover the grape variety: Sauvignonasse
Dry, structured, aromatic whites with a pale golden hue, a broad palate and preserved acidity, featuring fresh almond, pear, apple, citrus, white flowers, cut herbs and mineral notes. Fine ageing potential. Star of Friuli Colli Orientali DOC and Collio DOC as Friulano (emblem of Friuli). Also grown in Chile (Sauvignon Vert) and Slovenia. Native south-west variety, long confused with sauvignon blanc.
Last vintages of this wine
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Informations about the Winery Biquerie
The Winery Biquerie is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 12 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: Power
Character of a wine that is full-bodied, generous and has a rich bouquet.
