Domaine Les Grandes Vignes - Vaillant - Coteaux du Layon La Varane

Domaine Les Grandes Vignes - VaillantCoteaux du Layon La Varane

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Coteaux du Layon La Varane of Domaine Les Grandes Vignes - Vaillant is a sweet wine from the region of Côteaux du Layon of Loire Valley.
This wine generally goes well with fruity desserts, lean fish or shellfish.

Details and technical informations about Domaine Les Grandes Vignes - Vaillant's Coteaux du Layon La Varane.

Grape varieties
Natural
Yes
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Chenin blanc

It most certainly originates from the Anjou region and is registered in the official catalogue of wine grape varieties on the A1 list. It can also be found in South Africa, Australia, Argentina, Chile, the United States (California), New Zealand, etc. It is said to be a descendant of Savagnin and to have sauvignonasse as its second parent (Jean-Michel Boursiquot 2019). On the other hand, Chenin blanc is the half-brother of verdelho and sauvignon blanc and is the father of colombard.

Last vintages of this wine

Coteaux du Layon La Varane - 2017
In the top 100 of of Côteaux du Layon wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Coteaux du Layon La Varane - 2015
In the top 100 of of Côteaux du Layon wines
Average rating: 4.411110
Coteaux du Layon La Varane - 2014
In the top 100 of of Côteaux du Layon wines
Average rating: 3.911110

The best vintages of Coteaux du Layon La Varane from Domaine Les Grandes Vignes - Vaillant are 2015, 2017, 2014

Informations about the Domaine Les Grandes Vignes - Vaillant

The winery offers 47 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Côteaux du Layon in the region of Loire Valley

The Domaine Les Grandes Vignes - Vaillant is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 31 wines for sale in the of Côteaux du Layon to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Loire Valley
In the top 40000 of of France wines
In the top 3000 of of Côteaux du Layon wines
In the top 3500 of sweet wines
In the top 150000 wines of the world

The wine region of Côteaux du Layon

The wine region of Côteaux du Layon is located in the region of Centre Loire of Loire Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Baumard or the Domaine Moulin Touchais produce mainly wines white, sweet and red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Côteaux du Layon are Chenin blanc, Cabernet franc and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Côteaux du Layon often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, smoke or plum and sometimes also flavors of coffee, vanilla or strawberries.


The wine region of Loire Valley

The Loire Valley is a key wine region in western France. It follows the course of the Loire River on its Long journey through the heart of France, from the inland hills of the Auvergne to the plains of the French Atlantic coast near Nantes (Muscadet country). Important in terms of quantity and quality, the region produces large quantities (about 4 million h/l each year) of everyday wines, as well as some of France's greatest wines. Diversity is another of the region's major assets; the styles of wine produced here range from the light, tangy Muscadet to the Sweet, honeyed Bonnezeaux, the Sparkling whites of Vouvray and the juicy, Tannic reds of Chinon and Saumur.

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The word of the wine: Stirring (champagne)

Manual operation (on a "desk") or mechanical (with a "gyropalette") which allows the deposit created by the yeasts (see tirage) to go down to the neck of the bottle for disgorging.

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