Coteaux-du-Layon Chaume 1er Cru AOC Layon (Doux)

Domaine Belargus

This cuvée comes from Belargus’s plots bordering the Layon tributary, famous for their semi-sweet acid-trip Chenins. These vines were replanted last between 1986-89, growing in seven neighbouring, ancient, 1er cru parcels of the Coteaux-du-Layon slopes: Clos des Bois, Clos des Douze, La Fresnaye, Les Brosses, Les Planches, Les Piries, and La Gordonne. These sites are rich in schists both above and shot through the loamy clay soil that give these wines such power, further enriched by the reflective warmth of the Layon river.

Expect notes of fresh fruit and citrus, a suave mouthfeel and a posture correcting acidity structuring a deeply aromatic balance of notes like pineapple, apricot and honey. That dazzling, textured acid brings focus and energy to the glass, giving the wine clarity through juxtaposition with its full bodied sweetness. Fresh and delicious. Enjoyable now but even better saved for 2030-2050. Best served at 8-10C.

Country:  France

Region:  Côteaux-du-Layon, Loire Valley

Appellation:  Côteaux-du-Layon AOC

Climate:  Cool Oceanic climate

Altitude:  12 - 77m

Soils:  Schist, silts, and pudding-stone

Varietal/Blend:  100% Chenin Blanc

Fermentation:  Hand picked. Fermentation with indigenous / native yeast.

Ageing:  Aged seven months in stainless steel. 102g/l RS. Vegan, filtered lightly (kieselgur diatomite).

Vineyard & Vine Age:  From seven hilly parcels totalling 6.5ha all bordering the Layon river: «Clos des Bois», «Clos des Douze», «La Fresnaye»,
«Les Brosses», «Les Planches», «Les Piries», «La Gordonne». Vines planted between 1986-89. Loamy-clays on schists. Rootstocks of SO4 & 101-14 MGT.

ABV:  11.5%

Produced Cases:  20,032 bottles, 1,944 half-bottles, and 515 magnums

CSPC:  859232

About the Producer

Ivan Massonnat, Adrien Moreau, Jo Pithon


Anjou & Savennières, Loire Valley, France

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Coteaux-du-Layon Chaume 1er Cru AOC Layon (Doux)
Domaine Belargus

Country:  France

Region:  Côteaux-du-Layon, Loire Valley

Appellation:  Côteaux-du-Layon AOC

This cuvée comes from Belargus’s plots bordering the Layon tributary, famous for their semi-sweet acid-trip Chenins. These vines were replanted last between 1986-89, growing in seven neighbouring, ancient, 1er cru parcels of the Coteaux-du-Layon slopes: Clos des Bois, Clos des Douze, La Fresnaye, Les Brosses, Les Planches, Les Piries, and La Gordonne. These sites are rich in schists both above and shot through the loamy clay soil that give these wines such power, further enriched by the reflective warmth of the Layon river.

Expect notes of fresh fruit and citrus, a suave mouthfeel and a posture correcting acidity structuring a deeply aromatic balance of notes like pineapple, apricot and honey. That dazzling, textured acid brings focus and energy to the glass, giving the wine clarity through juxtaposition with its full bodied sweetness. Fresh and delicious. Enjoyable now but even better saved for 2030-2050. Best served at 8-10C.

TECHNICAL INFO

Climate:  Cool Oceanic climate

Altitude:  12 - 77m

Soils:  Schist, silts, and pudding-stone

Varietal/Blend:  100% Chenin Blanc

Fermentation:  Hand picked. Fermentation with indigenous / native yeast.

Ageing:  Aged seven months in stainless steel. 102g/l RS. Vegan, filtered lightly (kieselgur diatomite).

Vineyard & Vine Age:  From seven hilly parcels totalling 6.5ha all bordering the Layon river: «Clos des Bois», «Clos des Douze», «La Fresnaye»,
«Les Brosses», «Les Planches», «Les Piries», «La Gordonne». Vines planted between 1986-89. Loamy-clays on schists. Rootstocks of SO4 & 101-14 MGT.

ABV:  11.5%

Produced Cases:  20,032 bottles, 1,944 half-bottles, and 515 magnums

CSPC:  859232

Giovanni Autuori
Calgary + Alberta South

T: 403-971-1898

E: giovanni@vinoalvino.ca

Joe Gurba
Edmonton + Alberta North

T: 780-203-5284

E: joeg@vinoalvino.ca

Coteaux-du-Layon Chaume 1er Cru AOC Layon (Doux)
Domaine Belargus
This cuvée comes from Belargus’s plots bordering the Layon tributary, famous for their semi-sweet acid-trip Chenins. These vines were replanted last between 1986-89, growing in seven neighbouring, ancient, 1er cru parcels of the Coteaux-du-Layon slopes: Clos des Bois, Clos des Douze, La Fresnaye, Les Brosses, Les Planches, Les Piries, and La Gordonne. These sites are rich in schists both above and shot through the loamy clay soil that give these wines such power, further enriched by the reflective warmth of the Layon river.

Expect notes of fresh fruit and citrus, a suave mouthfeel and a posture correcting acidity structuring a deeply aromatic balance of notes like pineapple, apricot and honey. That dazzling, textured acid brings focus and energy to the glass, giving the wine clarity through juxtaposition with its full bodied sweetness. Fresh and delicious. Enjoyable now but even better saved for 2030-2050. Best served at 8-10C.

TECHNICAL INFO

Country:  France

Region:  Côteaux-du-Layon, Loire Valley

Appellation:  Côteaux-du-Layon AOC

Climate:  Cool Oceanic climate

Altitude:  12 - 77m

Soils:  Schist, silts, and pudding-stone

Varietal/Blend:  100% Chenin Blanc

Fermentation:  Hand picked. Fermentation with indigenous / native yeast.

Ageing:  Aged seven months in stainless steel. 102g/l RS. Vegan, filtered lightly (kieselgur diatomite).

Vineyard & Vine Age:  From seven hilly parcels totalling 6.5ha all bordering the Layon river: «Clos des Bois», «Clos des Douze», «La Fresnaye»,
«Les Brosses», «Les Planches», «Les Piries», «La Gordonne». Vines planted between 1986-89. Loamy-clays on schists. Rootstocks of SO4 & 101-14 MGT.

ABV:  11.5%

Produced Cases:  20,032 bottles, 1,944 half-bottles, and 515 magnums

CSPC:  859232

Calgary + Alberta South

Andrew Stewart

403-604-0408

andrew@vinoalvino.ca

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780-203-5284

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