Domaine Jo PithonClos des Bois Coteaux du Layon Saint Aubin
White wine
This wine generally goes well with vegetarian, poultry or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc).
Food and wine pairings with Clos des Bois Coteaux du Layon Saint Aubin
Pairings that work perfectly with Clos des Bois Coteaux du Layon Saint Aubin
Original food and wine pairings with Clos des Bois Coteaux du Layon Saint Aubin
The Clos des Bois Coteaux du Layon Saint Aubin of Domaine Jo Pithon matches generally quite well with dishes of mature and hard cheese, fruity desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of quiche with comté cheese and cured ham, yoghurt cake or duck breast with gnocchi and roquefort sauce.
Details and technical informations about Domaine Jo Pithon's Clos des Bois Coteaux du Layon Saint Aubin.
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.
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Informations about the Domaine Jo Pithon
The Domaine Jo Pithon is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 16 wines for sale in the of Coteaux du Layon 'Saint-Aubin-de-Luigne' to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Coteaux du Layon 'Saint-Aubin-de-Luigne'
Communal appellation within Coteaux du Layon (Anjou) on Saint-Aubin-de-Luigné, "the Pearl of the Layon": 100 % Chenin Blanc as moelleux by successive tries of botrytised clusters. Green-gold robe evolving to amber, nose of apricot, pineapple, quince, acacia and lime blossom with cutting mineral tension. Gentle south-facing slopes descending to the gravelly Layon banks. Complex soils combining friable schist, argilo-calcareous schist, quartz on clay and sand.
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: Carbonic maceration
Fermentation of whole grapes in a carbon dioxide-saturated atmosphere. This type of fermentation produces very aromatic and flattering wines.
