Moulin Touchais • Anjou, France
Moulin Touchais’ Coteaux du Layon is a long‑lived, nobly sweet Chenin Blanc from the schist and limestone slopes along t…Moulin Touchais’ Coteaux du Layon is a long‑lived, nobly sweet Chenin Blanc from the schist and limestone slopes along the Layon in the Loire, built on a rare mix of early‑picked grapes for vivid acidity and very late‑harvested, often botry…Learn More »
$39
/750ml
1994 Retail Average
91
/100
1994 Pro Rating
Reserved but captivating, the 1994 Moulin Touchais Coteaux du Layon layers candied citrus, black tea and dried blossom notes over a gentle backdrop of honey and warm earth. The palate is medium‑sweet yet firm, with a spine of acidity and subtle tannic grip that gives the wine a slightly rustic texture and a quietly serious, contemplative character. It’s an old Loire sweet wine that asks for patience and focus more than simple indulgence, and rewards that attention with impressive depth and nuance.
Roquefort or Stilton; Duck liver pâté with onion marmalade; Tarte Tatin
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Moulin Touchais’ Coteaux du Layon is a long‑lived, nobly sweet Chenin Blanc from the schist and limestone slopes along the Layon in the Loire, built on a rare mix of early‑picked grapes for vivid acidity and very late‑harvested, often botrytised fruit for richness. Aged a full decade in bottle before release, it typically marries honeyed, marmalade and nutty complexity with chalky minerality and remarkable freshness, offering one of the world’s great traditional dessert‑wine experiences at relatively modest prices.