Domaine des VarennesCôteaux du Layon
White wine
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Details and technical informations about Domaine des Varennes's Côteaux du Layon.
Discover the grape variety: Superior seedless
Seedless (pipless) table grape with long clusters and elongated golden berries with thin skin and crunchy flesh, sweet and fresh flavour. Early ripening and productive, good shelf life. Grown in California, Spain, Italy and the Maghreb for export markets, prized for its attractive appearance on display and its commercial aptitude. American white seedless table grape variety obtained by crossing for fresh consumption.
Informations about the Domaine des Varennes
The Domaine des Varennes is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 8 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: Grand cru classé
In the Bordeaux region, this refers to certain châteaux in the Médoc and also in Saint-Émilion which are classified.
