Domaine Philippe DelesvauxSélection de Grains Nobles Côteaux du Layon
Sweet wine
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Chenin Blanc.
This wine generally goes well with vegetarian, poultry or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc).
The Sélection de Grains Nobles Côteaux du Layon of the Domaine Philippe Delesvaux is in the top 10 of wines of Côteaux du Layon.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Sélection de Grains Nobles Côteaux du Layon of Domaine Philippe Delesvaux in the region of Loire Valley often reveals types of flavors of tropical, apples or peach and sometimes also flavors of apricot, orange or honey.
Food and wine pairings with Sélection de Grains Nobles Côteaux du Layon
Pairings that work perfectly with Sélection de Grains Nobles Côteaux du Layon
Original food and wine pairings with Sélection de Grains Nobles Côteaux du Layon
The Sélection de Grains Nobles Côteaux du Layon of Domaine Philippe Delesvaux matches generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of salmon à la plancha with vegetables, quiche without pastry, courgette and blue cheese or chicken sautéed with cashew nuts (chinese).
Details and technical informations about Domaine Philippe Delesvaux's Sélection de Grains Nobles 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 Sélection de Grains Nobles Côteaux du Layon from Domaine Philippe Delesvaux are 2010, 2004, 1997, 2011 and 2005.
Informations about the Domaine Philippe Delesvaux
The Domaine Philippe Delesvaux is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 18 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: Texture
In tasting, the equivalent of touch. It is the set of tactile sensations perceived by the mucous membranes of the mouth: silky, velvety, sticky, fatty, astringent, pasty, etc.
