Domaine du Petit MétrisCuvée Tradition Coteaux du Layon
Sweet wine
This wine generally goes well with vegetarian, poultry or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc).
Food and wine pairings with Cuvée Tradition Coteaux du Layon
Pairings that work perfectly with Cuvée Tradition Coteaux du Layon
Original food and wine pairings with Cuvée Tradition Coteaux du Layon
The Cuvée Tradition Coteaux du Layon of Domaine du Petit Métris matches generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, lean fish or fruity desserts such as recipes of natural breton lobster, monkfish blanquette with saffron or yoghurt cake.
Details and technical informations about Domaine du Petit Métris's Cuvée Tradition Coteaux 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.
Informations about the Domaine du Petit Métris
The Domaine du Petit Métris is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 28 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: Burgundy piece
228-litre barrel.
