Domaine de la Petite CroixClos de Chanzé Coteaux du Layon
Sweet wine
This wine generally goes well with
Details and technical informations about Domaine de la Petite Croix's Clos de Chanzé Coteaux du Layon.
Discover the grape variety: Piquepoul Blanc
Lively, taut dry whites with a pale golden colour with green highlights, slender palate and cutting acidity, showing signature aromas of citrus (lime), white flowers (hawthorn), green apple and Mediterranean saline notes. Thirst-quenching Languedoc profile, perfect with shellfish and seafood. Absolute star of the Picpoul de Pinet AOC, the great dry white of the Languedoc. Native French white variety from the Languedoc, whose name means "lip-stinger".
Informations about the Domaine de la Petite Croix
The Domaine de la Petite Croix 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: Liquid
Sweet wine containing more than 50 grams of residual sugar per liter. Sweet wines are made from grapes often affected by botrytis cinerea and concentrated either by passerillage (drying of the grapes on the vine stock), or after the harvest (straw wines), or by the cold (ice wines).
