Coteaux du Layon 1er Cru Chaume 2021 | Domaine de la Roche Moreau | Loire

Name: Coteaux du Layon 1er Cru Chaume 2021 | Domaine de la Roche Moreau | Loire
Brand: Domaine de la Roche Moreau
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Domaine de la Roche Moreau, AOP Chaume 1er Cru (Saint-Aubin-de-Luigné, Corniche Angevine). André Davy, fifth generation. The Chaume 1er Cru AOC — granted AOC status in 2011 — covers a delimited area in Rochefort-sur-Loire, where shallow soils over schist, sandstone and quartz on south-facing slopes favour drainage and noble rot; yields capped at 25 hl/ha. HVE certified since 2018. Aged in caves carved into a former coal mine ensuring stable conditions. 100% Chenin Blanc.

Hand-harvested in successive passes from October through mid-November, selecting only overripe and botrytised grapes. Slow, temperature-controlled fermentation. Aged on fine lees. 12% ABV, 134.6 g/L residual sugar.

Wine Identification
This is the 2021 Coteaux du Layon 1er Cru Chaume from Domaine de la Roche Moreau, a producer based in the Loire Valley of France. The wine hails from the Saint-Aubin-de-Luigné area within the Corniche Angevine, specifically representing the AOC Chaume 1er Cru, a classification recognized in 2011.

Origin and Winemaking
The vineyards are located in Rochefort-sur-Loire on south-facing slopes within the meander of the Layon River. The soils consist of superficial brown earth composed of schist, sandstone, and quartz. André Davy, representing the fifth generation of the family, manages these delimited plots with a maximum yield of 25 hectoliters per hectare. Since 2018, the estate has held HVE certification.

The harvest is conducted manually through successive passes from October to mid-November, selecting only overripe and botrytized grapes. The juice undergoes slow fermentation with temperature control. The wine is aged sur lies fines (on fine lees) in cellars located in an old coal mine, which provide stable temperature and humidity conditions. The blend is 100% Chenin Blanc.

Expected Profile
This sweet wine presents an alcohol level of 12% vol. and a significant residual sugar content of 134.6 g/L. Botrytization, combined with lees aging in the stable microclimate of the old mine, suggest a rich, textured palate typical of high-quality Chenin Blanc from this appellation.

Overall Character
The 2021 Coteaux du Layon 1er Cru Chaume is a concentrated sweet wine that reflects the specific terroir of the Layon meander. Its production emphasizes selective harvesting of botrytized fruit and careful lees aging, resulting in a wine with substantial residual sugar and refined structure derived from its schistous and quartz-rich soils.

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Learn more about Domaine de la Roche Moreau

The Davy family has been in Saint-Aubin for five generations, on the Corniche angevine, the ridge that separates the Loire valley from the Layon valley. Twenty-eight hectares.

The house occupies two buildings unusual for a winery. The first is a listed seventeenth-century manor, which serves as the cellar. The second is a disused coal mine: the wines rest and age in its galleries.

They keep vintages going back to 1980.

They make every appellation of the area, Chaume and Quarts de Chaume among them. Picking is done entirely by hand, and for the Coteaux du Layon, the Chaume 1er Cru and the Quarts de Chaume Grand Cru they go through the same vineyard several times, picking in successive passes: noble rot does not advance evenly across the berries, so each has to be fetched when it is ready.

They farm on reasoned lines, with natural grass cover between the rows.

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