Château SoucherieVieilles Vignes Coteaux du Layon
Sweet wine
This wine generally goes well with vegetarian, poultry or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc).
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Vieilles Vignes Coteaux du Layon of Château Soucherie in the region of Loire Valley often reveals types of flavors of apricot, tree fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Vieilles Vignes Coteaux du Layon
Pairings that work perfectly with Vieilles Vignes Coteaux du Layon
Original food and wine pairings with Vieilles Vignes Coteaux du Layon
The Vieilles Vignes Coteaux du Layon of Château Soucherie matches generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of tuna pie, vegan leek and tofu quiche or chicken liver cake.
Details and technical informations about Château Soucherie's Vieilles Vignes Coteaux du Layon.
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.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Vieilles Vignes Coteaux du Layon from Château Soucherie are 2011, 2014
Informations about the Château Soucherie
The Château Soucherie is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 22 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: Chambered
Said of a wine served at a temperature around 18 °.
