Domaine Les Grandes Vignes - VaillantCoteaux du Layon La Varane
Sweet wine
This wine generally goes well with fruity desserts, lean fish or shellfish.
Food and wine pairings with Coteaux du Layon La Varane
Pairings that work perfectly with Coteaux du Layon La Varane
Original food and wine pairings with Coteaux du Layon La Varane
The Coteaux du Layon La Varane of Domaine Les Grandes Vignes - Vaillant matches generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, lean fish or fruity desserts such as recipes of shrimp with garlic and orange, cod fillets with lemon sauce or apple pie.
Details and technical informations about Domaine Les Grandes Vignes - Vaillant's Coteaux du Layon La Varane.
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
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 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.
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.
The word of the wine: Concentrator
A device that removes water from grape must by reverse osmosis or entropy system. Its proponents say that it is better to remove water than to add sugar to produce more alcohol. The improperly used concentrator can also exaggerate bad tastes or greenness of tannins.
