Domaine des Petits QuartsCoteaux du Layon 'Faye-d'Anjou'
White wine
This wine generally goes well with fruity desserts, lean fish or shellfish.
Food and wine pairings with Coteaux du Layon 'Faye-d'Anjou'
Pairings that work perfectly with Coteaux du Layon 'Faye-d'Anjou'
Original food and wine pairings with Coteaux du Layon 'Faye-d'Anjou'
The Coteaux du Layon 'Faye-d'Anjou' of Domaine des Petits Quarts matches generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, lean fish or fruity desserts such as recipes of real swiss fondue, sole meuniere or the coughing cat's apple crumble.
Details and technical informations about Domaine des Petits Quarts's Coteaux du Layon 'Faye-d'Anjou'.
Discover the grape variety: Chenin blanc
Chameleon whites with taut acidity, ranging from mineral dry (Savennières, Vouvray sec) to off-dry and medium-sweet (Vouvray, Montlouis), sumptuous botrytised sweet (Quarts-de-Chaume, Bonnezeaux, Coteaux du Layon) and brilliant sparkling (Crémant de Loire, Vouvray brut). Aromas of quince, apple, honey, white flowers, beeswax and flint. An Anjou variety, also star of South Africa's Western Cape.
Informations about the Domaine des Petits Quarts
The Domaine des Petits Quarts is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 19 wines for sale in the of Coteaux du Layon 'Faye-d'Anjou' to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Coteaux du Layon 'Faye-d'Anjou'
Communal appellation of Coteaux du Layon (Anjou-Layon) on Faye-d'Anjou: 100% Chenin as sweet wine from successive manual passes on overripe grapes. Golden colour, nose of candied apricot, quince, honey, bitter orange, yellow peach and saffron notes. Rich, full and silky palate supported by a taut acidity bringing brightness and balance. Well-exposed south-east slopes on schists, quartz and Armorican sandstone of the Anjou Noir — warm draining terroir favouring regular botrytisation of Chenin.
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: Concentrator
A device that removes water from grape must by reverse osmosis or entropy system. Its proponents say that it is better to remove water than to add sugar to produce more alcohol. The improperly used concentrator can also exaggerate bad tastes or greenness of tannins.
