2023 Cep by Cep Coteaux Du Layon
$53.00
WINEMAKER: Thierry Germain
REGION: Loire Valley, FR
VARIETY: Chenin Blanc
VITICULTURE: Organic
The Coteaux du Layon is drawn from Philippe Germain’s estate vineyards in the heart of the Layon Valley at Rochefort-sur-Loire. Unusually for the Loire, the clay- and schist-rich soils are cut into an amphitheatre of terraces. The grapes are harvested passerillé (shrivelled with little or no botrytis) and naturally ferment and age in neutral demi-muid. The fermentation is stopped, leaving around 80g/L residual sugar balanced by the wine’s perky acidity and moderate alcohol.