Domaine des Forges - BranchereauCôteaux du Layon
Sweet wine
This wine generally goes well with
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Côteaux du Layon of Domaine des Forges - Branchereau in the region of Loire Valley often reveals types of flavors of peach, honey or earth and sometimes also flavors of microbio, tree fruit.
Details and technical informations about Domaine des Forges - Branchereau's Côteaux du Layon.
Discover the grape variety: Cabernet-Sauvignon
Structured, tannic reds, deeply coloured, with aromas of blackcurrant, blackberry, cedar, tobacco and graphite, underpinned by firm acidity and fine ageing potential. Cornerstone of the great Médoc estates (Pauillac, Saint-Estèphe, Saint-Julien) and signature of Napa Valley, Coonawarra and Maipo. The world's most planted red variety, a natural cross of Cabernet Franc x Sauvignon Blanc born in Bordeaux.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Côteaux du Layon from Domaine des Forges - Branchereau are 2017, 2018
Informations about the Domaine des Forges - Branchereau
The Domaine des Forges - Branchereau is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 38 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: Chambered
Said of a wine served at a temperature around 18 °.
