Winery Philippe LegerCuvée Jadet Coteaux du Layon
Red wine
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Details and technical informations about Winery Philippe Leger's Cuvée Jadet Coteaux du Layon.
Discover the grape variety: Mérille
Supple, fruity reds with a clear ruby colour, soft tannins and a charming palate, showing simple aromas of red fruits (cherry, raspberry), gentle spices and floral notes. Airy profile to drink young. Preserved for its heritage value, it survives in a few patrimonial plots in Tarn-et-Garonne and Lot-et-Garonne, among the ancient varieties of the South-West under study. Also called Bouysset. Native black variety from South-West France, today rare.
Informations about the Winery Philippe Leger
The Winery Philippe Leger is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 6 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: Fulfilled
Said of a wine at its peak that is balanced and offers all its aromatic potential.
