AOC/AOP Regulations
Département
- Maine-et-Loire
Communes of Production
- Aubigné-sur-Layon, Beaulieu-sur-Layon, Brigné, Chalonnes-sur-Loire, Champ-sur-Layon, Chanzeaux, Chaudefonds-sur-Layon, Chavagnes, Cléré-sur-Layon, Concourson-sur-Layon, Faveraye-Mâchelles, Faye-d’Anjou, La Fosse-de-Tigné, La Jumellière, Martigné-Briand, Nueil-sur-Layon, Passavant-sur-Layon, Rablay-sur-Layon, Rochefort-sur-Loire, Saint-Aubin-de-Luigné, Saint-Lambert-du-Lattay, Saint-Georges-sur-Layon, Tancoigné, Thouarcé, Tigné, Trémont, Les Verchers-sur-Layon
- Villages allowed to append their name to the appellation:
- Faye d’Anjou/Faye
- Rochefort-sur-Loire/Rochefort
- Rablay-sur-Layon/Rablay
- Beaulieu-sur-Layon/Beaulieu
- St. Aubin de Luigné/St. Aubin
- St. Lambert du Lattay/St. Lambert
- Chaume („Premier Cru“)
Styles and Encépagement
- Blanc: 100% Chenin Blanc
- Sélection de Grains Nobles (SGN): botrytis-affected grapes
- Coteaux du Layon wines may include the geographical designation „Val de Loire“ on the label.
Minimum Potential Alcohol
- Coteaux du Layon: 14% (11% acquired, or 10% acquired if potential alcohol is 18% or higher)
- Coteaux du Layon SGN (with or without village designation): 19%
- Coteaux du Layon Chaume Premier Cru: 16.5% (11% acquired)
- Coteaux du Layon (with other village designation): 15% (12% acquired, or 11% if potential alcohol is 19% or higher)
Minimum Must Weight
- Coteaux du Layon: 221 g/l
- Coteaux du Layon SGN (with or without village designation): 323 g/l
- Coteaux du Layon Chaume Premier Cru: 272 g/l
- Coteaux du Layon (with other village designation): 238 g/l
- All grapes, affected either by passerillage or botrytis, are harvested in successive tries
Minimum Residual Sugar
- Coteaux du Layon: 34 g/l
- Coteaux du Layon Chaume Premier Cru: 80 g/l (68 g/l prior to 2011)
Enrichment
- Chaptalization is not allowed for Chaume Premier Cru and SGN wines
Harvest Method
- All grapes destined for the production of Coteaux du Layon & its communal designations must be hand harvested in successive tries.
Élevage
- Coteaux du Layon Chaume Premier Cru: Wines may not be released until September 1 of the year following the harvest
- Coteaux du Layon SGN: Wines may not be released until June 15 of the second year after harvest
Minimum Planting Density
- Coteaux du Layon: 4,000 vines per hectare
- Coteaux du Layon Chaume Premier Cru: 4,500 vines per hectare
Maximum Yield (Rendement de Base)
- Coteaux du Layon: 35 hl/ha
- Coteaux du Layon Chaume Premier Cru: 25 hl/ha
- Coteaux du Layon (with other village designation): 30 hl/ha
AOC Established
- 1950 (last updated 2011)
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