Winery Cyril Derouet - Vieilles Vignes Coteaux du Layon

Winery Cyril DerouetVieilles Vignes Coteaux du Layon

The Vieilles Vignes Coteaux du Layon of Winery Cyril Derouet is a white wine from the region of Côteaux du Layon of Loire Valley.
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Details and technical informations about Winery Cyril Derouet's Vieilles Vignes Coteaux du Layon.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Carignan

Intensely coloured and powerful reds with a deep colour, firm tannins and high acidity, on aromas of blackberry, blackcurrant, plum, garrigue, pepper, liquorice and balsamic notes. Old vines (>50 years, often centenary) yield exceptional cuvées. A historical pillar of Languedoc-Roussillon blends (Corbières, Minervois, Fitou, Maury) and star of Catalan Priorat under the name Cariñena. Very late-ripening variety from Aragon, also called Mazuelo in Rioja.

Informations about the Winery Cyril Derouet

The winery offers 5 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Côteaux du Layon in the region of Loire Valley

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.

Top wine Loire Valley
In the top 200000 of of France wines
In the top 20000 of of Côteaux du Layon wines
In the top 250000 of white wines
In the top 800000 wines of the world

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: Noble rot

A fungus called botrytis cinerea that develops during the over-ripening phase, an ally of great sweet white wines, when it concentrates the juice of the berries. It requires the humidity of morning fogs and beautiful sunny days, gives musts very rich in sugar and brings to the wines the famous taste of "roasted".

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