Winery CesbronCôteaux du Layon Le Defay
White wine
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Details and technical informations about Winery Cesbron's Côteaux du Layon Le Defay.
Discover the grape variety: Sagrantino
Monumental, intensely colored reds with a deep dark ruby robe, the world's most powerful tannins and a dense palate, with signature aromas of ripe black fruits (blackberry, blackcurrant), plum, spices, Mediterranean herbs, leather and balsamic notes. Exceptional ageing potential. The undisputed star of Sagrantino di Montefalco DOCG, one of Italy's great reds. Indigenous Italian variety from Umbria, grown almost exclusively around Montefalco.
Informations about the Winery Cesbron
The Winery Cesbron is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 9 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: Ban des vendanges
Date of the beginning of the grape harvest, fixed by the lord in the tradition of the Middle Ages and, today, by the prefect.
