Winery Mercier Antoine et MichelCoteaux du Layon Demi-Sec
White wine
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The Coteaux du Layon Demi-Sec of the Winery Mercier Antoine et Michel is in the top 20 of wines of Côteaux du Layon.
Details and technical informations about Winery Mercier Antoine et Michel's Coteaux du Layon Demi-Sec.
Discover the grape variety: Oliver Irsay
Aromatic, fine whites best enjoyed young, with a pale golden robe, an airy palate with moderate acidity, and signature aromas of muscat, rose, peach, lychee and delicate floral notes. Early-ripening aromatic profile. Grown in Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic for accessible dry and off-dry aromatic wines. Hungarian white grape obtained in 1930 by Pál Kocsis (Pozsonyi fehér × Pearl of Csaba).
Informations about the Winery Mercier Antoine et Michel
The Winery Mercier Antoine et Michel is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 10 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
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.
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: Pagan
See savagnin.
