Le Domaine des BleucesCuvée Prestige Côteaux du Layon
Red wine
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Details and technical informations about Le Domaine des Bleuces's Cuvée Prestige Côteaux du Layon.
Discover the grape variety: Corbeau
Structured and fresh reds with a deep purple hue, firm tannins and an ample palate with preserved acidity, featuring signature aromas of red fruits (cherry), spices and fresh alpine notes. Moderate ageing potential. Grown in small quantities in Savoy and the Aosta Valley, it contributes to the AOC Vin de Savoie and crafts artisanal altitude cuvées. Autochthonous black Savoyard grape (also called Charbonneau), identical to the Douce Noire of the Aosta Valley.
Informations about the Le Domaine des Bleuces
The Le Domaine des Bleuces is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 19 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: Ploussard
See poulsard.
