Winery David FourrierCôteaux du Layon Moelleux
Sweet wine
This wine generally goes well with
Details and technical informations about Winery David Fourrier's Côteaux du Layon Moelleux.
Discover the grape variety: Gamay blanc Gloriod
Supple, fruity whites to drink young, pale golden, with an airy palate and moderate acidity, showing aromas of white fruits (apple, pear), white flowers and subtle notes. Accessible and thirst-quenching profile. Now rare, grown in small quantities in Beaujolais and Mâconnais for artisanal cuvées. White-skinned mutation of Gamay noir, obtained in Beaujolais by Henri Gloriod in the 20th century.
Informations about the Winery David Fourrier
The Winery David Fourrier is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 17 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: Varietal wine
Name given to the local wine (IGP), produced from a single grape variety that gives the wine its characteristics of structure and aroma. The Languedoc is the leading producer of this type of wine, from most of the major French grape varieties.
