Coteaux de Saumur

In the glass

Aroma: dried apricot, honey, saffron, candied ginger

Palate: quince paste, beeswax, saline mineral, long honeyed finish

Botrytised sweet Chenin Blanc from a south-facing tuffeau parcel. The estate's rare dessert cuvee: candied apricot, honey and saffron over a saline mineral spine, built for decades.

What it pairs with

• Foie gras terrine with brioche
  Classic sweet wine pairing: foie gras and botrytis Chenin are textbook.
• Tarte Tatin with creme fraiche
  Caramelised apple and the wine's quince paste register align directly.
• Roquefort with figs
  Sweet wine, blue cheese and figs are a classic three-way pairing.

History

Coteaux de Saumur is the estate's botrytised sweet wine, bottled only in vintages where noble rot develops on the Chenin Blanc. Rare and library-released by the Vatan family.

1. 1996: First vintage of Hureau Coteaux de Saumur

Facts

Producer

Chateau du Hureau · visiting guide

Grapes

Chenin Blanc (100%)

Classification

Coteaux de Saumur AOC

Oak

14 to 18 months in oak demi-muids on lees, around 20 percent new

ABV

13.0%

Price

EUR 28 to 48 (half-bottle) at retail

Drinking window

10 to 40 from vintage

First vintage

1996

Organic

ORGANIC CERTIFIED

Vegan

Yes (no animal-derived fining)

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