The Winery Le Pré aux Clercs of Côteaux du Layon of Loire Valley

Winery Le Pré aux Clercs - Côteaux du Layon
Only one wine is currently referenced in this domain
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is ranked in the top 19 of the estates of Loire Valley.
It is located in Côteaux du Layon in the region of Loire Valley

The Winery Le Pré aux Clercs is one of the world's great estates. It offers 1 wines for sale in of Côteaux du Layon to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Le Pré aux Clercs wines

Looking for the best Winery Le Pré aux Clercs wines in Côteaux du Layon among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Le Pré aux Clercs wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Le Pré aux Clercs wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top sweet wines of Winery Le Pré aux Clercs

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Le Pré aux Clercs

How Winery Le Pré aux Clercs wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, lean fish or fruity desserts such as recipes of mussels with white wine and tomato, the fisherman's pot or express cherry clafoutis.

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Winery Le Pré aux Clercs

  • 2015With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.10/5

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Winery Le Pré aux Clercs.

  • Chenin Blanc

Discovering 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.

In the mouth of Côteaux du Layon is a with a nice freshness. We currently count 293 estates and châteaux in the of Côteaux du Layon, producing 521 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Côteaux du Layon go well with generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, lean fish or fruity desserts.

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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.

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