Winery CormierSoleil d'Automne Côteaux du Layon
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Details and technical informations about Winery Cormier's Soleil d'Automne Côteaux du Layon.
Discover the grape variety: Sercial
Vivid and nervy fortified whites with an amber-golden robe, taut mouthfeel and sharp acidity, with signature aromas of candied citrus, lemon, almond, green walnut, orange peel, honey and evolved oxidative notes with a characteristic bitter finish. Exceptional ageing potential (centuries). Star of the dry Madeira style, the most nervy of the four Madeira DOP styles. An autochthonous Portuguese variety of Madeira, signature of dry Madeiras.
Informations about the Winery Cormier
The Winery Cormier is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 6 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: Phylloxera
Aphid that came from America and ravaged European vineyards at the end of the 19th century. It lives on the roots of the vine, from which it pumps the sap. The only vines capable of resisting it had to be imported from the United States, and then grafted onto their root system the wood of traditional French grape varieties. Today, grafted vines are always planted.
