The Winery Les Marquises is one of the best wineries to follow in Côteaux du Layon.. It offers 8 wines for sale in of Côteaux du Layon to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Winery Les Marquises wines in Côteaux du Layon among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Les Marquises 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 Les Marquises wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Winery Les Marquises wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of lamb, pork or poultry such as recipes of shoulder of lamb boulangère, kig ha farz (breton stew) or piperade.
Loire cradle of Anjou's great sweet wines (left bank of the Layon): signature Chenin Blanc as exclusive white king — off-dry to botrytised sweet with notes of quince, apricot, candied pineapple, mango, honey, beeswax, dried fruits and a saffron touch, chiselled acidity balancing the sugar, exceptional ageing (20-50 years). "Sélection de Grains Nobles" mention at the summit. AOC (1950), ~1,400 ha across 27 villages, slaty schists, Layon mists favouring Botrytis cinerea.
How Winery Les Marquises wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of peasant minestrone, zucchini gratin with tuna and tomato or mushroom, bacon and gruyere quiche.
Supple, fragrant reds with fine tannins and vibrant freshness, showing raspberry, violet, green pepper, pencil lead and gentle spice aromas. Star of the Loire as a single variety (Chinon, Bourgueil, Saumur-Champigny) and of the right bank of Bordeaux in blends (Cheval Blanc at 60%). Also in semi-dry Anjou rosés. A historic Bordeaux variety, parent of Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Carmenère.
How Winery Les Marquises wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of lamb, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or poultry such as recipes of lamb shoulder confit with harissa, tuna, pepper and tomato quiche or chicken tikka massala.
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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.
