Winery ChauveauCôteaux du Layon Demi Sec
Red wine
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Details and technical informations about Winery Chauveau's Côteaux du Layon Demi Sec.
Discover the grape variety: Landot Noir
Deeply colored, simple and fruity reds with a sustained ruby robe, silky tannins and a supple palate with preserved acidity, showing signature aromas of red fruits (cherry, raspberry), black fruits (blackberry) and spicy notes. Rustic, approachable profile. Grown mainly in Canada (Quebec, Ontario, Nova Scotia) and the northeastern US for harsh continental climates. French black hybrid obtained around 1933 by Pierre Landot (Landot 4511).
Informations about the Winery Chauveau
The Winery Chauveau is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 26 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: Blanc de noirs (champagne)
Champagne made from black grapes (pinot noir and/or meunier) only.
