Winery Cyril DerouetVieilles Vignes Coteaux du Layon
White wine
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Details and technical informations about Winery Cyril Derouet's Vieilles Vignes Coteaux du Layon.
Discover the grape variety: Muscat cendré
Fine aromatic whites with a pale golden robe, a supple palate with preserved acidity, and signature muscat aromas of rose, fresh grape, white flowers and exotic fruits. Delicate profile. Almost extinct, preserved in INRAE varietal collections for its heritage value, part of the ancient Muscat family studied for its genetic and French ampelographic interest. Rare French white grape, a variation of Muscat with a paler skin.
Informations about the Winery Cyril Derouet
The Winery Cyril Derouet is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 3 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: Classified growth
Place name or castle subject to a classification (Médoc classification of 1855, classified growths of Alsace...)
