Domaine du Champ BordCuvée Alexandre Coteaux du Layon
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or beef.
Food and wine pairings with Cuvée Alexandre Coteaux du Layon
Pairings that work perfectly with Cuvée Alexandre Coteaux du Layon
Original food and wine pairings with Cuvée Alexandre Coteaux du Layon
The Cuvée Alexandre Coteaux du Layon of Domaine du Champ Bord matches generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, lean fish or fruity desserts such as recipes of pasta shells, tiéboudiène (rice with senegalese fish) or express cherry clafoutis.
Details and technical informations about Domaine du Champ Bord's Cuvée Alexandre Coteaux du Layon.
Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc
Supple, fragrant reds with fine tannins and vibrant freshness, showing raspberry, violet, green pepper, pencil lead and gentle spice aromas. Star of the Loire as a single variety (Chinon, Bourgueil, Saumur-Champigny) and of the right bank of Bordeaux in blends (Cheval Blanc at 60%). Also in semi-dry Anjou rosés. A historic Bordeaux variety, parent of Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Carmenère.
Informations about the Domaine du Champ Bord
The Domaine du Champ Bord is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 4 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: Primeur (wine)
A wine made to be drunk very young, bottled and marketed very soon after fermentation (about two months). Syn.: new.
