Domaine de FontenyCoteaux Du Layon
White wine
This wine generally goes well with fruity desserts, lean fish or shellfish.
Food and wine pairings with Coteaux Du Layon
Pairings that work perfectly with Coteaux Du Layon
Original food and wine pairings with Coteaux Du Layon
The Coteaux Du Layon of Domaine de Fonteny matches generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, lean fish or fruity desserts such as recipes of bouillabaisse like in marseille, chicken chop suey or yoghurt cake.
Details and technical informations about Domaine de Fonteny's Coteaux Du Layon.
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 de Fonteny
The Domaine de Fonteny is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 8 wines for sale in the of Saumur to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Saumur
Loire tuffeau mosaic: Chenin reigns in whites — dry to off-dry with notes of citrus, apple, pear, candied white fruits, white flowers and a chalky mineral touch, taut acidity and a saline finish. Cabernet Franc (Breton) the signature red, airy (violet, raspberry, plum, peppery touch, fine tannins) and a fruity rosé. Renowned traditional-method Saumur Brut. Anjou-Saumur AOC on limestone tuffeau, troglodyte cellars.
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: Body
Character of a wine combining a good constitution (structure and flesh) with warmth.
