Château Soucherie - Coteaux du Layon Exception 2015
Loire
White
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Drink or Keep
15/20
RVF
-
16/20
Bettane & Desseauve
"Nimble juice with shimmering notes of candied fruit and crunchy grapes. Fleshy, fruity, fresh, balanced and persistent. Ideal" (Le Guide des Vins Bettane & Desseauve 2019)
Features
Estate
Château Soucherie
Cuvée
Exception
Vintage
2015
Designation
Coteaux du Layon
Region
Loire
Grape varieties
100% Chenin blanc
Terroirs
Clayey-schistose and schistosandstone soils
Viticulture
Reasoned
Harvest
Manual
Winemaking
Pneumatic pressing. Slow, natural fermentation
Breeding
9 months in demi-muids
Alcohol content
12%
Residual sugars
110 g/l
Tasting & pairing
Eye
Straw yellow
Nose
Aromas of stewed white fruit, candied quince and a touch of verbena.
Mouth
Full-bodied and rich, with good balance, tension and freshness. Sappy and harmonious
Serve
AT 10-12°C
Drink from
2018
Drink before
2030
Food and wine pairing
Enjoy with spicy dishes, pineapple carpaccio, chestnut logs, blue-veined cheeses (Bleu d'Auvergne, Roquefort, Stilton)...
Château Soucherie
Coteaux du Layon
Expert opinion
Bettane & Desseauve
Wine rated (2019 guide) 16/20 (Very 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 wine:
Agile juice with shimmering notes of candied fruit and crunchy grapes. Fleshy, fruity and fresh, it's balanced and persistent. Ideal for any occasion!
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
Wine rated (2019 guide) 15/20 (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 wine:
An intense, limpid 2015, with present, well-integrated sugar in an energetic, lively juice.
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
4.3/5
out of 14 reviews
Note and review by M. JEAN MICHEL C. Published on 12/12/2020
very good wine jmC.
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Note and review by M. JEAN LOUIS G. Published on 10/11/2020
2030
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Note and review by M. ROMAIN R. Published on 20/04/2019
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Note and review by M. PASCAL A. Published on 22/05/2018
exceptional
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Note and review by Mme VERONIQUE E. Published on 30/12/2021
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Note and review by M. FLORENT L. Published on 15/07/2020
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Note and review by M. THIERRY R. Published on 31/12/2019
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Note and review by Mme ELIANE L. Published on 18/11/2019
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Note and review by M. PASCAL G. Published on 18/10/2019
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Note and review by M. ANTOINE D. Published on 18/08/2019
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