Château la VarièreBaron de la Variere Coteaux du Layon Blanc
White wine
This wine generally goes well with fruity desserts, lean fish or shellfish.
Food and wine pairings with Baron de la Variere Coteaux du Layon Blanc
Pairings that work perfectly with Baron de la Variere Coteaux du Layon Blanc
Original food and wine pairings with Baron de la Variere Coteaux du Layon Blanc
The Baron de la Variere Coteaux du Layon Blanc of Château la Varière matches generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, lean fish or fruity desserts such as recipes of parsley knives, papillote of fish with cumin onions or express cherry clafoutis.
Details and technical informations about Château la Varière's Baron de la Variere Coteaux du Layon Blanc.
Discover the grape variety: Chenin blanc
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.
Informations about the Château la Varière
The Château la Varière is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 54 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: Champagne rosé
Often obtained by adding red wines (from Champagne), it is even the only vineyard where this practice is allowed. Some producers prefer the practice used in other regions, i.e. a short maceration to extract sufficient colouring matter. This results in winey rosés for meals. Elegant aperitif rosé is more often made from red wine coloured Chardonnay. Rosés can be vintage or non vintage.
