Domaine du Petit ValCuvée Simon Côteaux du Layon
Sweet wine
This wine generally goes well with
Details and technical informations about Domaine du Petit Val's Cuvée Simon Côteaux du Layon.
Discover the grape variety: Dolcetto
Supple, fruity reds best drunk young, with a sustained ruby robe and violet hues, melted tannins and an airy palate with low acidity, showing signature aromas of blackberry, plum, black cherry, almond and floral notes. Star of Dogliani DOCG and Dolcetto d'Alba DOC in Piedmont, perfect with cured meats and Piedmontese pasta. Emblematic native Piedmontese black grape whose name evokes the sweetness of ripe fruit.
Informations about the Domaine du Petit Val
The Domaine du Petit Val is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 21 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: Sulphating
Treatment, formerly practiced with copper sulfate, applied to the vine to prevent cryptogamic diseases.
