Winery EmpriseCoteaux Du Layon
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with
Details and technical informations about Winery Emprise's Coteaux Du Layon.
Discover the grape variety: Genovèse
Simple, fresh dry whites with a pale golden colour, a supple palate and preserved acidity, showing undemonstrative aromas of citrus (lemon), white flowers and Mediterranean herbal notes. Rustic, airy profile to drink young. Preserved for its heritage value in a few confidential plots in Provence and Corsica, among the ancient varieties under study. Native white variety from south-east France, almost extinct since phylloxera.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Coteaux Du Layon from Winery Emprise are 1997
Informations about the Winery Emprise
The Winery Emprise is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 2 wines for sale in the of Libournais to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Libournais
Bordeaux right bank around Libourne, the world cradle of great Merlots. Velvety, opulent reds with signature notes of ripe plum, black cherry, truffle, cocoa, leather and sweet spices, round tannins and a fleshy palate - age-worthy wines. Dominant Merlot (70-80%) thrives on cold clay-limestone, complemented by Cabernet Franc (Bouchet) with raspberry and bell-pepper notes. Stars: Saint-Émilion (UNESCO), Pomerol (Pétrus), Fronsac.
The wine region of Bordeaux
World-renowned age-worthy reds, led by round Merlot (plum, black fruit) or firm Cabernet Sauvignon (blackcurrant, cedar, graphite), blended with Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot for tannic structure. Structured Médoc and Graves, velvety Saint-Émilion and Pomerol. Also crisp dry whites (Sauvignon/Sémillon) and opulent sweet Sauternes with honey and candied fruit. A 110,000 ha Gironde vineyard, 65 appellations, cradle of the 1855 classified growths.
The word of the wine: Phenolic ripeness
A distinction is made between the ripeness of sugars and acids and the ripeness of tannins and other compounds such as anthocyanins and tannins, which will bring structure and colour. Grapes can be measured at 13° potential without having reached this phenolic maturity. Vinified at this stage, they will give hard, astringent wines, without charm.
