COTEAUX DU LAYON PREMIER CRU CHAUME

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COTEAUX DU LAYON PREMIER CRU CHAUME

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Le coteaux-du-layon-1er-cru-chaume est aujourd'hui le seul "1er cru" de la Loire. Le hameau de Chaume au cœur du coteau fait partie de la commune de Rochefort sur Loire.

Climate

Clima

Influence mésoclimatique (microclimat dans lequel pousse une végétation méditérannéenne) permettant la surmaturation et la botrytisation du raisin

Soil type

Terrasses de schistes et de grés sur un coteau exposé au sud. Sols bruns et peu profonds de "l'Anjou noir"

Varietals

Chenin

Colour(s) and Style(s)

Sweet white

Annual Production*

1 200 hl

or 160 000 bottles

tonneau

Producers

30

producteur

Basic Yield

25 hl/ha

rendement

Conservation

8°C

elevage 5 years +

From 5 years to several decades - even a whole century for some of the great vintages.

Decant richer, more concentrated wines

Food and Wine Parings

Menu
Aperatif

Foie-Gras Canapés

Cheese

Blue cheeses, such as Fourme d'Ambert

Desert

Desserts with White or Yellow Fruit, Tropical Fruit or Frangipane

Degustation
Look

Deep golden yellow with green highlights, moving to old gold with a glint of amber

Nose

Honey, acacia and fresh and candied fruit including pineapple, apricot and quince. 

Palate

Round and supple with a touch of vibrancy

* Annual average over the last 5 years

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