Winery La GauterieCôteaux du Layon Moelleux
Sweet wine
This wine generally goes well with
The Côteaux du Layon Moelleux of the Winery La Gauterie is in the top 80 of wines of Côteaux du Layon.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Côteaux du Layon Moelleux of Winery La Gauterie in the region of Loire Valley often reveals types of flavors of cheese, microbio.
Details and technical informations about Winery La Gauterie's Côteaux du Layon Moelleux.
Discover the grape variety: Exalta
Intraspecific cross between the Hamburg Muscat and the Perlette obtained in 1966, registered in 1989 in the Official Catalogue of table grape varieties, list A1.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Côteaux du Layon Moelleux from Winery La Gauterie are 2015
Informations about the Winery La Gauterie
The Winery La Gauterie is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 4 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: Rough
A very astringent and somewhat coarse tannic wine.
