Domaine Patrick Baudouin - Les Coteaux 2013
Loire
White
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Les Coteaux is a fine, luscious Layon, obtained solely from the natural concentration of chenin grapes on hillsides, but less marked by botrytis. A light, pure white, with more white fruit than candied fruit, it is well-balanced on the palate, with a harmony typical of the Loire region. Not to be missed!
Features
Estate
Domaine Patrick Baudouin
Cuvée
Les Coteaux
Vintage
2013
Designation
Coteaux du Layon
Region
Loire
Grape varieties
100% Chenin
Terroirs
several selections from the hillsides of Ardenay, Chaudefonds and Les Bruandières, St Aubin
Viticulture
organic farming
Harvest
manual
Winemaking
fermentation in Burgundy barrels for several wines, no sulfur, no yeasting, no chaptalization
Alcohol content
16,5%
Residual sugars
82 g/l
Organic
Yes
Tasting & pairing
Eye
golden yellow with green highlights
Nose
light and pure, more white fruit than candied fruit
Mouth
beautiful tension, very stylish, lots of finesse
Serve
at 8-10°C
Open
1/2 hour before
Drink from
2014
Drink before
2028
Food and wine pairing
à déguster à l’apéritif, mais il se mariera également avec des salades aux foies gras ou aux gésiers, avec des poissons fumés et des fromages à pâtes cuites ou persillées. Sa fraicheur conviendra également aux desserts fruités non sucrés, comme les tartes aux abricots...<br/>
Patrick Baudouin Estate
Coteaux du Layon
Expert opinion
Bettane & Desseauve
Domaine rated (2020 guide) 3*Stars (High-quality production that can serve as a benchmark in its sector)
About the domain :
Patrick Baudouin worked in a thousand different professions before establishing himself as a bookseller in Paris. It was at the age of 40 that he decided to return to the family domaine, which was living off a hectare and a half. His readings helped him rediscover the essence of the great Layon liquoreux wines, before beet sugar and almost systematic chaptalization smoothed out these golden wines. As a purist, he has chosen the path of excellence, without compromise. When he started out in 1990, he only made sweet wines. Encouraged by François Raveneau, a leading Chablis winemaker, he began growing dry white wines in 2001. With 14 hectares of vines (including 10 hectares of Chenin, with one hectare in Quarts de Chaume and 90 ares in Savennières), located on the most spectacular terroirs of Anjou Noir (schist, sandstone and volcanic rock) and cultivated organically, he and his faithful assistant Christophe Durand (who joined in 2012) chisel out magnificent whites. A model estate, a must-see for those seeking the unadulterated identity of Chenin.
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Domaine rated (2020 guide) 1*Star (Stars in the making or quality winegrowers with a good level of production, you won't be disappointed when you taste the wines from these estates)
About the domain :
Patrick Baudouin, an energetic sixty-something, fought to impose the production of natural sweet wines in Layon at the end of the 20th century. This former Parisian bookseller, who returned to the land of his ancestors in Anjou in the early 1990s, has been through many vicissitudes. The arrival of a majority financial partner (Union Harmonie Mutuelles) has enabled the estate to acquire additional resources and achieve high quality objectives. The work undertaken is bearing fruit, and the wines have never been so accomplished, with fine reds but above all white Anjous illustrating the diversity of the terroirs and, in the sweet category, an admirable quarts-de-chaume. More than ever, Patrick Baudoin plays an active role in promoting Anjou chenin.
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