Domaine des BohuesCôteaux du Layon
Sweet wine
This wine generally goes well with
Details and technical informations about Domaine des Bohues's Côteaux du Layon.
Discover the grape variety: Muscat bleu
Aromatic and fruity reds with a deep ruby colour, soft tannins and a light palate with preserved acidity, featuring signature muscat aromas (rose, fresh grape), red fruits and flowers. Early ripening and disease resistant. Grown mainly in Switzerland, Germany and the United Kingdom in northern and amateur vineyards, producing original muscat-style red wines. Swiss black hybrid variety obtained in 1932 by complex crossing.
Informations about the Domaine des Bohues
The Domaine des Bohues is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 12 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: Dryer
Term that characterizes a hard and tannic wine.
