Domaine des Coteaux Blancs Coteaux du layon Vedere

There are different ways of making sweet wine. Whether the work is in the vineyard or the winery, the aim is to ensure that the grapes develop a good concentration of sugar and retain it after vinification. One of the most natural ways of doing this is to harvest a botrytized grape. That means the grape has been affected by a fungus (Botrytis Cinerea) that causes the sugars to concentrate in the berry in a natural way. This fungus is found in nature, but only develops in vineyards in very specific weather conditions. It is thanks to this phenomena that the Hilpert & Co family produces Domaine des Coteaux Blancs Coteaux du layon Vedere. A sweet white wine born and made in their vineyards in Chalonnes-sur-Loire, in the heart of the Anjou Noir region (Loire).

With 20 hectares of vineyards lying on steep, sunny shale slopes, Domaine des Coteaux Blancs produces a colourful range of wines in search of the maximum expression of the terroir. Their Domaine des Coteaux Blancs Coteaux du layon Vedere is a sweet wine made with Chenin grapes that are always cultivated following organic principles until they become botrytized. Once the fungus has significantly affected the fruit, the harvest is carried out by successive selection, depending on the condition of each of the vines. In the winery the grapes ferment in stainless steel tanks at a controlled temperature. The wine then remains on the lees for 6 months and finally is kept for 2 more years in the bottle before being released for sale.

Domaine des Coteaux Blancs Coteaux du layon Vedere is a real gem of nature. A small miracle that concentrates all the sweetness and freshness of the Loire Valley’s queen grape.