Domaine du Petit ClocherCôteaux du Layon
Sweet wine
This wine generally goes well with vegetarian, poultry or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc).
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Côteaux du Layon of Domaine du Petit Clocher in the region of Loire Valley often reveals types of flavors of peach, pear or honey and sometimes also flavors of earth, tree fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Côteaux du Layon
Pairings that work perfectly with Côteaux du Layon
Original food and wine pairings with Côteaux du Layon
The Côteaux du Layon of Domaine du Petit Clocher matches generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of sea bass in mustard and rosemary wrappers, ham and comté quiche or cream chicken with mushrooms.
Details and technical informations about Domaine du Petit Clocher's Côteaux du Layon.
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.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Côteaux du Layon from Domaine du Petit Clocher are 2017, 2016, 2015, 2012 and 2014.
Informations about the Domaine du Petit Clocher
The Domaine du Petit Clocher is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 20 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: Garde (wine of)
Refers to a wine showing good ageing potential.
