Winery ReulierVignoble de L' Scion Coteaux du Layon
Red wine
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Details and technical informations about Winery Reulier's Vignoble de L' Scion Coteaux du Layon.
Discover the grape variety: Merlot noir
Supple, rounded reds with a deep ruby robe, velvety tannins and a generous palate, with signature aromas of ripe cherry, plum and blackberry, soft spices, cocoa and toasty oak notes. Age-worthy. Emblematic pillar of Pomerol and Saint-Émilion, most planted red variety in France. Official synonym of Merlot, natural cross Cabernet Franc × Magdeleine Noire des Charentes.
Informations about the Winery Reulier
The Winery Reulier is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 4 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: Juice
The juice of wine grapes (intended for wine making) is colourless. It is the anthocyanins contained in the grape skin that colour the juice during maceration.
