Château Soucherie - Coteaux du Layon 2014

Name: Château Soucherie - Coteaux du Layon 2014
Brand: Château Soucherie
Rating: 3.5 (8 reviews)

Coteaux du Layon|White wine

Loire

White

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3.5/5 (8 customers)

14,5/20

RVF

14/20

Bettane & Desseauve

(2013 vintage notes)

This Coteau du Layon expresses itself powerfully with aromas combining crisp apple and rhubarb with the sweetness of ripe pear. The velvety, persistent fruity aromas on the palate are very present, while giving way to a lovely, typically Ligérienne freshness. A very pretty cuvée!

Features

Estate

Château Soucherie

Vintage

2014

Designation

Coteaux du Layon

Region

Loire

Grape varieties

100% Chenin Blanc

Terroirs

vines about 30 years old on clayey-schistose and schistosandstone soil in the commune of Beaulieu sur Layon

Viticulture

in integrated pest management

Harvest

3 sortings by hand

Winemaking

pneumatic pressing, slow natural fermentation

Breeding

in vats for 6 months

Alcohol content

12%

Residual sugars

76 g/l

Tasting & pairing

Eye

yellow with gold tips

Nose

of apple, rhubarb and ripe comice pear

Mouth

dominated by botrytis character. Woody with milky, butterscotch notes. Ample and suave. Balanced finish between acidity and sweetness. Digestible and harmonious.

Serve

at 8-10°C

Open

1 hour before

Drink from

2016

Drink before

2033

Food and wine pairing

enjoy as an aperitif, with salads of gésiers confits and duck breast, cheeses such as Bleu d'Auvergne, Fourme d'Ambert, Roquefort, pear and marzipan tarts, apricot tarts, rhubarb tarts...

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Expert opinion

Bettane & Desseauve

Rated (2016 guide) 14/20 (Vintage 2013) (Good wine)

Domaine rated (2019 guide) 2*Stars (A serious and recommendable production, but a little more regular and homogeneous than the previous one)

About the domain :

Anjou, Savennières, Coteaux-du-Layon and Chaume find here a fine and sincere expression. A sure bet.

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

Domaine noté Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)

RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France

Rated (2016 guide) 14.5/20 (Vintage 2013) (Good wine)

Domaine noté (guide 2019) Sélectionné (We remind you that this guide is a prize list and as such, all the estates that appear in it, even without a star, represent, in our eyes, the excellence of French production).

About the domain :

Roger-François Béguinot, who made his fortune in baby food, and his wife fell in love with Château Soucherie in 2007. This 28-hectare estate is ideally situated on a south-facing schist slope between Beaulieu and Rochefort, in the Anjou, Savennières, Coteaux du Layon and Chaume appellations.

Customer reviews

Customer rating

3.5/5

out of 8 reviews

Note and review by M. ALAIN L. Published on 29/07/2018

I'm a big fan of Loire whites, perhaps more so from Montlouis, but I was a little disappointed by this Layon, which I found to be too sweet at the expense of acidity. I "forgot" 2 or 3 of them in the cellar. To be reviewed