Domaine des GaudrieresCôteaux du Layon Moelleux
Sweet wine
This wine generally goes well with
Details and technical informations about Domaine des Gaudrieres's Côteaux du Layon Moelleux.
Discover the grape variety: Verduzzo Friulano
Structured, aromatic dry whites with a pale golden colour, a full palate and preserved acidity, showing signature aromas of yellow fruits (pear, apricot), white flowers (acacia), almond and mineral notes. Also the pillar of round, luscious Ramandolo passito sweet wines with honey and dried fruits. Star of the Ramandolo DOCG and Colli Orientali del Friuli Verduzzo DOC appellations. Native white variety from Friuli, Italy.
Informations about the Domaine des Gaudrieres
The Domaine des Gaudrieres is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 5 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: Destemming
Action consisting in separating the grapes from the stalk before vinification. The stalk, the woody part of the bunch, may give the wine an unpleasant vegetal character.
