Coteaux du Layon Beaulieu

Expert reviews

Tasting notes from Wine Enthusiast

Already with a deep golden color, this single vineyard wine is richly honeyed and dense. It has a viscous texture, ripe with Seville orange marmalade and apricot fruits that are cut by the acidity that gives this wine its lift and its ageability. The wine is delicious now, but don't be too impatient: it will get better and better over many years. So drink from 2020.

— Château Pierre-Bise 2011 Clos de la Soucherie Chenin Blanc (Coteaux du Layon Beaulieu) (93/100)

his is a fine wine, with balanced noble rot and yellow fruits, layered with honey and a intense acidity in the background. Some wood aging has rounded the texture while not dominating the flavors. Age for 4–6 years.

— Saget la Perrière 2010 Château de la Mulonnière A la Faveur de l'Automne Chenin Blanc (Coteaux du Layon Beaulieu) (92/100)

This is a sweet, botrytized wine, treading the line between richness and intense acidity. A dry edge and flavors of ripe yellow fruits and a touch of maple syrup give the wine both complexity and aging potential.

— Guy Saget 2009 Château de la Mulonnière à la Faveur d'Automne Chenin Blanc (Coteaux du Layon Beaulieu) (90/100)

Score & price analysis

Position in the Loire

Among the highest-rated Loire Valley appellations.

Flavor profile

Descriptors most frequently associated with this appellation across aggregated expert reviews:

• honey
• rich
• orange
• apricot
• honeyed

Appellation summary

Source: Wine Enthusiast expert reviews. Updated: April 14, 2026.