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Coteaux du Layon: Domaine de la Ducquerie Chaumes Premier Cru

Product Type: Wine - White, Sweet
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The originality of the terroir of Chaume brings to this Cru classé minerality, body and opulence. More concentrated, it has notes of candied fruits, citrus and honey.
Vigneron Independant
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Tasting Notes

The originality of the terroir of Chaume brings to this Cru classé minerality, body and opulence. More concentrated, it has notes of candied fruits, citrus and honey.

Wine Information

Vintage 2022
Region Loire
Appellation Coteaux du Layon
Style White
Producer Domaine de la Ducquerie
Grapes 100% Chenin Blanc
Pairing
Keeping Drink within 10 years of bottling.
Viticulture Made by a Independent Vineyard (Vigneron Independant)
Bottle 75cl
Volume 12.0%

Domaine de la Ducquerie

Based in Saint-Lambert-du-Lattay in the heart of the Loire Valley, the Domaine de la Ducquerie has been a family estate since 1910 and is now run by the sixth generation of the Cailleau family. Covering around 50 hectares and certified Haute Valeur Environnementale (HVE), the domaine is renowned for producing consistent, award-winning wines that combine elegance, fruit, and character. Visitors and wine lovers alike appreciate both the quality of the wines and the warm, authentic welcome that defines the spirit of Domaine de la Ducquerie.
Region and Appellation Information
Loire

Region – Loire

The Loire is France's longest river, running almost 400km from the Massif Central westwards to the Atlantic, and gives its name to one of the country's most diverse wine regions. Spanning some 57,000 hectares across Loire-Atlantique, Anjou-Saumur, Touraine, and the Centre, it produces the full range of styles - fresh, light whites from Sauvignon Blanc and Chenin Blanc, elegant reds and rosés from Cabernet Franc, Pinot Noir, and Gamay, plus sweet and sparkling wines. Its western vineyards enjoy a maritime Atlantic climate, while the more easterly Centre is cooler and continental, and its chalky limestone soils help the wines retain their signature freshness and acidity. Home to 69 appellations, including the famous Sancerre and Pouilly-Fumé, the Loire offers something to please every palate.

Appellation – Coteaux du Layon

One of the Loire Valley's most celebrated sweet-wine appellations, set on the slopes along the river Layon, a tributary of the Loire in the Anjou district. Made exclusively from Chenin Blanc, its wines gain their luscious sweetness from grapes affected by noble rot (botrytis cinerea), which concentrates their sugars. The result is golden, honeyed dessert wines showing notes of apricot, quince, candied citrus, and honey, always balanced by Chenin's signature fresh acidity.