Les Caves de la LoireCôteaux de l'Aubance Moelleux
Sweet wine
This wine generally goes well with fruity desserts, lean fish or shellfish.
Food and wine pairings with Côteaux de l'Aubance Moelleux
Pairings that work perfectly with Côteaux de l'Aubance Moelleux
Original food and wine pairings with Côteaux de l'Aubance Moelleux
The Côteaux de l'Aubance Moelleux of Les Caves de la Loire matches generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, lean fish or fruity desserts such as recipes of fish paella, cod fillets with lemon sauce or grandma's cherry clafoutis.
Details and technical informations about Les Caves de la Loire's Côteaux de l'Aubance Moelleux.
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 Les Caves de la Loire
The Les Caves de la Loire is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 81 wines for sale in the of Côteaux de l'Aubance to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Côteaux de l'Aubance
Anjou AOC south of Angers on the left bank of the Loire (~200 ha, shallow schists): Chenin Blanc (Pineau de Loire) reigns exclusively in sweet white — golden robe with green tints, balance between aromatic richness and mineral freshness, delicate bouquet of white-fleshed fruits, honey, candied fruits and quince. Manual harvesting in successive tries of overripe berries, slow fermentation. Morning mists from the Aubance favouring noble rot, 8-10 years ageing.
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: Cuvée (champagne)
Juice harvested during the first pressing. The term "cuvée" is also used to describe the final blend of wines of a given quality. Tête de cuvée : the first juice to come out during the first pressing.
