Domaine Jo PithonCoteaux du layon 'Beaulieu'
Sweet wine
This wine generally goes well with vegetarian, poultry or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc).
Food and wine pairings with Coteaux du layon 'Beaulieu'
Pairings that work perfectly with Coteaux du layon 'Beaulieu'
Original food and wine pairings with Coteaux du layon 'Beaulieu'
The Coteaux du layon 'Beaulieu' of Domaine Jo Pithon matches generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, lean fish or fruity desserts such as recipes of rice with seafood, céteaux (la rochelle) or grandma's cherry clafoutis.
Details and technical informations about Domaine Jo Pithon's Coteaux du layon 'Beaulieu'.
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 Jo Pithon
The Domaine Jo Pithon is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 16 wines for sale in the of Coteaux du Layon 'Beaulieu-sur-Layon' to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Coteaux du Layon 'Beaulieu-sur-Layon'
Communal denomination of Coteaux du Layon (Anjou-Layon) on Beaulieu-sur-Layon: 100% Chenin, sweet by successive tries of botrytised grapes. Steep schist slopes facing south (brown schists and aeolian sands), Mauges massif shielding from Atlantic rain — ideal overripening and botrytis. Aromas of candied yellow fruits, honey, quince and dried apricot, sustained by mineral tension that avoids heaviness. Multi-decade ageing potential.
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: Food and wine pairing
It is the set of techniques that allow for the pleasant combination of food and wine. Food and wine pairing is based on a few basic principles, such as similarity, complementarity or contrast, and involves all the elements that make up the wine and the food (flavours, textures, aromas, etc.).
