Domaine de la Petite CroixCoteaux du Layon
Sweet wine
This wine generally goes well with
Details and technical informations about Domaine de la Petite Croix's Coteaux du Layon.
Discover the grape variety: Macabeu
Lively, structured dry whites with a pale golden robe, a taut palate with preserved acidity, and signature aromas of citrus (lemon, grapefruit), white flowers (acacia) and anise notes. Also sparkling (essential component of Cava DO). Grown in Roussillon, Catalonia and Rioja, a pillar of great Riojan and Roussillon whites. Native white grape of Aragon (also known as Viura, Macabeo).
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: Severe
Said of a red wine that is generally young, very marked by tannins and astringent. See austere.
