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-Dorsa
Intraspecific cross between the limberger and the dornfelder made in 1971 by Bernard Hill of the Weinsberg Research Institute in Germany. It can be found in the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, Switzerland, Poland, the Czech Republic and the United States. Note that Cabernet Dorio has the same parents.
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
The wine region of Côteaux du Layon is located in the region of Centre Loire of Loire Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Baumard or the Domaine Moulin Touchais produce mainly wines white, sweet and red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Côteaux du Layon are Chenin blanc, Cabernet franc and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Côteaux du Layon often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, smoke or plum and sometimes also flavors of coffee, vanilla or strawberries.
The wine region of Loire Valley
The Loire Valley is a key wine region in western France. It follows the course of the Loire River on its Long journey through the heart of France, from the inland hills of the Auvergne to the plains of the French Atlantic coast near Nantes (Muscadet country). Important in terms of quantity and quality, the region produces large quantities (about 4 million h/l each year) of everyday wines, as well as some of France's greatest wines. Diversity is another of the region's major assets; the styles of wine produced here range from the light, tangy Muscadet to the Sweet, honeyed Bonnezeaux, the Sparkling whites of Vouvray and the juicy, Tannic reds of Chinon and Saumur.
The word of the wine: De-vatting
Separation of the fermented juice from all solid particles (skin, pips, deposit of lees) by transferring it to a second tank.
