Domaine de La Roche Moreau - Quarts de Chaume Grand Cru 2021
Loire
White
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3*Coup de Coeur
Hachette
"A dazzling success! An ideal Quarts de Chaume for your festive season "
"Combining great ripeness and finesse, this rich, powerful liquoreux, aged without the addition of wood, displays superb balance. We're already enjoying its notes of preserved lemon, milk jam, apricot and mango, and its ample, long and delicate palate, which stretches out its fruit with finesse. Concentration never takes over, and freshness is always present. A monument, to be reserved for itself or with a light dessert such as a citrus or summer fruit salad." (Le Guide Hachette 2024)
Features
Estate
Domaine de La Roche Moreau
Cuvée
Grand Cru
Vintage
2021
Designation
Quart de Chaume Grand Cru
Region
Loire
Grape varieties
100% Chenin
Terroirs
steep, stony-clay slope, south-facing
Viticulture
Raisonnée, HVE certification in 2018
Harvest
100% manual, with successive sorting to select botrytized grapes
Winemaking
Traditional with slow fermentation and temperature control to achieve the right alcohol-sugar balance
Breeding
On fine lees
Alcohol content
12%
Residual sugars
210 g/l
Tasting & pairing
Eye
Deep, orange-yellow color
Nose
Complex aromas of citrus, fig and quince jam evolving after 5 to 10 years to notes of precious wood, candied fruit, honey and roasted almonds.
Mouth
Ample and powerful, elegant, delicately fresh and well-balanced
Serve
Between 8 and 10°C
Drink before
2030 and beyond
Food and wine pairing
Excellent as an aperitif, it goes perfectly with foie gras, lobster, poularde de Bresse, a fine Roquefort cheese, ice creams and desserts...
Domaine de La Roche Moreau
Quarts de Chaume
Expert opinion
Guide Hachette des vins
Wine rated (guide 2024) 3*Coup de Coeur (Exceptional wine)
Domaine noté (guide 2025) Award-winning wines (The wines of this producer are regularly awarded by the guide)
About the wine:
Combining great ripeness and finesse, this rich, powerful liquoreux, aged without the use of wood, displays superb balance. We're already enjoying its notes of candied lemon, milk jam, apricot and mango, and its ample, long and delicate palate, which stretches out its fruit with finesse. Concentration never takes over, and freshness is always present. A monument, to be reserved for itself or with a light dessert such as a citrus or summer fruit salad.
About the domain :
This 28-hectare estate, run by the Davy family for five generations, is located on the Corniche angevine between the Loire and Layon valleys. The old wine storehouse is listed (17th c.) and the cellar is housed in a disused coal mine, where the ageing wines mature. A sure bet in Anjou viticulture, often in the spotlight for its sweet wines, coteaux-du-layon and quarts-de-chaume in particular.
Customer reviews
Customer rating
4/5
out of 3 reviews
Note and review by M. REMY P. Published on 05/11/2024
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Note and review by M. VINCENT L. Published on 01/11/2024
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Note and review by M. JORDI P. Published on 21/05/2024
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