Coteaux du Layon Clos Sainte Catherine

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In the glass

Aroma: white peach, honey, honeysuckle, candied citrus

Palate: preserved peach, honey, citrus, chalk

Single-vineyard Coteaux du Layon from Baumard's Clos Sainte Catherine. Late-harvest Chenin with honey, peach and chalky lift, the Baumard's most approachable sweet wine.

What it pairs with

• Foie gras with peach chutney Sweet wine and duck liver classic; peach-on-peach between dish and wine.More wines for foie gras →
• Apricot tart Stone-fruit dessert matches the wine's preserved peach and honey signature.More wines for dessert →
• Bleu d'Auvergne French blue cheese salt meets late-harvest sweetness; honey lifts the cheese's umami.
• Roquefort with walnut Blue cheese and nut intensity find a partner in honey and chalky lift.More wines for blue cheese →

With cheese

Crottin de Chavignol Our pick A fully aged crottin turns dry, crumbly and strongly nutty. A sweet Loire Chenin, made from late-picked or nobly rotten grapes, sets honeyed richness and its own high acidity against that concentration and salt.

History

Clos Sainte Catherine is one of the Baumard family's historic Coteaux du Layon parcels. Bottled under screwcap since 2000.

1. 1955Jean Baumard revitalises the family Coteaux du Layon holdings

Facts

Producer

Domaine des Baumard · visiting guide

Grapes

Chenin Blanc (100%)

Classification

Coteaux du Layon AOC

Oak

Vinified in stainless steel; aged on lees, no oak, screwcap closure

ABV

11.5%

Price

EUR 25 to 40 at retail

Drinking window

5-25 from vintage

First vintage

1955

Vegan

Yes (no animal-derived fining)

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