Chateau Pierre-Bise Coteaux du Layon Quarte de Chaume 2016 500ml lenswood “Bursting with lemon curd

“Bursting with lemon curd

Stylistically straddling Burgundy and Barolo - soft and juicy at front leading into wonderful old-vine fruit tannin

This is utterly delicious

Very different in style to the Australian and New Zealand savvy’s to which we’ve become accustomed

Chateau Pierre-Bise Coteaux du Layon Quarte de Chaume 2016 500ml lenswood “Bursting with lemon curdThe south west orientation of the vines in the Coteaux du Layon, combined with the natural morning mists that come off the Layon leads to a natural onset of botrytis. Winemaker Claude Papin harvests continually over two months, taking only the grapes that are at their peak of botrytisation on each of several passes that he makes for each row of vines. He then naturally ferments as slowly as possible, without the addition of sugar, in order to keep as