Tuesday 6 September 2016

A 45 year old Coteaux du Layon


One of the highlights of the Loire tasting the other day was the 1971 Domaine Touchais Coteaux du Layon. After all, it is not everyday that one gets to taste a well aged wine and wines of over 30 years are decidedly special at any time. I had blogged about Domaine Touchais 3 years ago and this wine was mentioned then and it is finally being tasted now.

This wine was a nice old gold in colour tinted with a touch of orange. The nose was rich with a large dose of dried apricot though marred with a touch of alcohol. The palate was sweet acid and fruity with a good smattering of dried apricot acidity providing sterling support. Jolly good for a 45 year old specimen.









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