Coteaux du Layon - Château des Mines - 2021

Food and wine pairing: Appetizers, foie gras, seafood, soft cheeses and desserts.

Year: 2021

Taste: Sweet white wine, rich, pleasant, gouleyant and complex. Fruity and delicate with aromas of stewed fruits, like peach and apricot.

Tasting: 10/12°

Volume of alcohol: 11.5%

The Estate and the Vineyard

The Coteaux du Layon, Appellation d'origine contrôlée d'Anjou, covers only sweet or mellow white wines.

This pretty vineyard located on the valley of the layon, which is a small tributary of La Loire, is located in the department of Maine et Loire, south of Angers, and west of Saumur, extending over about 1350 hectares.

The Domaine Guichoux is now managed by Pierre-Damien, who took over the queens of the Domaine Familial in 1991, after 4 generations.

In 2005, Françoise, his wife joined him, and actively participates in the marketing of the wines produced on the property, thus transmitting their passion and know-how in all simplicity and authenticity.

Four prestigious appellations are found in the Coteaux Layon:

-   Coteaux du Layon.

-   Coteaux du Layon Villages.

-   Coteaux du Layon Premier Cru Chaume.

-   Quarter Chaume Grand Cru.