DOMAINE DES SABLONNETTES | COTEAUX DU LAYON

13 HECTARES OF SOFT SCHIST SOIL, A COPSE OF MAPLES, AND A FRINGE OF SHRUBS DEFINE THEIR TERRITORY IN THE HEART OF THE COTEAUX DU LAYON AOC, WHERE CHRISTINE, JOËL & JÉREMY MÉNARD HAVE BEEN PRODUCING A VIBRANT SELECTION OF LIVING WINES FOR OVER 40 YEARS.

THE MÉNARD FAMILY HAVE, OVER GENERATIONS, BUILT A REPUTATION IN THE SWEET WINE APPELLATION AS PRODUCERS OF SOME OF THE BEST VALUE DRY WINES FROM THE AOC. THE DEPTH AND EXPRESSION FOUND SHOULD NOT COME AS A SURPRISE, CONSIDERING SOME OF THE VINES HERE ARE OVER 120 YEARS OLD. THE GRAPES ARE HARVESTED BY HAND, NO ARTIFICIAL YEASTS OR SUGARS ARE EVER ADDED, AND THE WINES ARE UNFILTERED, WITH ONLY A TINY AMOUNT OF SULPHUR ADDED AT BOTTLING (OCCASIONALLY). SWEET WINE PRODUCTION AT THE DOMAINE SADLY CAME TO AN END IN 2021, BUT WE ARE LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE A COUPLE OF CASES AVAILABLE IN OUR CELLAR. DON’T HESITATE TO ENQUIRE IF YOU ARE INTERESTED.

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WE’LL BE TASTING THE WHOLE LINEUP AT OUR NEXT TRADE TASTING – 25.03.24 AT CAMILLE.