Coteaux du Layon AOC

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French AOC sweet wine region wine appellation

Coteaux du Layon AOC is a renowned Loire Valley appellation in Anjou known for its luscious, botrytized sweet white wines made primarily from Chenin Blanc.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Coteaux du Layon AOC canonical	3
Coteaux du Layon Chaume	2
Coteaux du Layon 1er Cru Chaume	1
Coteaux du Layon Beaulieu-sur-Layon	1
Coteaux du Layon Saint-Aubin-de-Luigné	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5773702 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Coteaux du Layon AOC
Context triple: [Anjou wine appellations, includesAppellation, Coteaux du Layon AOC]

A. Bourgueil AOC
Bourgueil AOC is a renowned French wine appellation in the Loire Valley, best known for its Cabernet Franc–based red wines that range from light and fruity to structured and age-worthy.
B. Coteaux-du-Loir AOC
Coteaux-du-Loir AOC is a French wine appellation in the northern Loire Valley known for its distinctive, often dry and aromatic wines made primarily from Chenin Blanc and Pineau d’Aunis grapes.
C. Chinon AOC
Chinon AOC is a renowned French wine appellation in the Loire Valley, best known for its Cabernet Franc–based red wines and distinctive terroir along the Vienne River.
D. Touraine AOC
Touraine AOC is a French appellation in the Loire Valley known for producing a wide range of red, white, and rosé wines, notably from Sauvignon Blanc, Chenin Blanc, and Cabernet Franc grapes.
E. Mâcon AOC
Mâcon AOC is a French wine appellation in the Mâconnais region of southern Burgundy, known primarily for its fresh, fruit-driven white wines made from Chardonnay.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Coteaux du Layon AOC
Target entity description: Coteaux du Layon AOC is a renowned Loire Valley appellation in Anjou known for its luscious, botrytized sweet white wines made primarily from Chenin Blanc.

A. Bourgueil AOC
Bourgueil AOC is a renowned French wine appellation in the Loire Valley, best known for its Cabernet Franc–based red wines that range from light and fruity to structured and age-worthy.
B. Coteaux-du-Loir AOC
Coteaux-du-Loir AOC is a French wine appellation in the northern Loire Valley known for its distinctive, often dry and aromatic wines made primarily from Chenin Blanc and Pineau d’Aunis grapes.
C. Chinon AOC
Chinon AOC is a renowned French wine appellation in the Loire Valley, best known for its Cabernet Franc–based red wines and distinctive terroir along the Vienne River.
D. Touraine AOC
Touraine AOC is a French appellation in the Loire Valley known for producing a wide range of red, white, and rosé wines, notably from Sauvignon Blanc, Chenin Blanc, and Cabernet Franc grapes.
E. Mâcon AOC
Mâcon AOC is a French wine appellation in the Mâconnais region of southern Burgundy, known primarily for its fresh, fruit-driven white wines made from Chardonnay.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	French AOC ⓘ sweet wine region ⓘ wine appellation ⓘ
acidityProfile	high acidity balancing sweetness ⓘ
agingPotential	long aging potential ⓘ
authorizedWineType	still white wine ⓘ
climate	cool continental with Atlantic influence ⓘ
country	France ⓘ
foodPairings	blue cheese ⓘ foie gras ⓘ fruit-based desserts ⓘ
grapeHarvestMethod	selective hand harvesting ⓘ
grapeVariety	Chenin Blanc ⓘ
harvestStyle	multiple passes (tries) through the vineyard ⓘ
hasSubzones	Coteaux du Layon Beaulieu-sur-Layon ⓘ linked to: Coteaux du Layon AOC Coteaux du Layon Chaume ⓘ linked to: Coteaux du Layon AOC Coteaux du Layon Saint-Aubin-de-Luigné ⓘ linked to: Coteaux du Layon AOC
knownFor	luscious botrytized dessert wines ⓘ
legalStatus	Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée ⓘ
locatedIn	Anjou wine region ⓘ linked to: Loire wine region Loire Valley ⓘ Maine-et-Loire department ⓘ
namedAfter	Layon River ⓘ
notableCommunes	Beaulieu-sur-Layon ⓘ Rochefort-sur-Loire ⓘ Saint-Aubin-de-Luigné ⓘ
notableFeature	use of noble rot (Botrytis cinerea) ⓘ
parentAppellation	Anjou AOC ⓘ
productionMethod	botrytized grapes ⓘ
region	Anjou ⓘ
regulatingBody	INAO ⓘ
riverInfluence	Layon River ⓘ
soilTypes	sandstone ⓘ schist ⓘ shale ⓘ slate ⓘ
subAppellationOf	Anjou-Saumur wine region ⓘ linked to: Saumur AOC
subregionOf	Loire Valley wine region ⓘ linked to: Loire wine region
sweetnessLevel	sweet ⓘ
typicalAlcoholRange	around 11–13% ABV ⓘ
typicalAromas	candied citrus ⓘ dried apricot ⓘ honey ⓘ quince ⓘ
typicalFlavors	botrytis spice ⓘ honeyed fruit ⓘ
typicalResidualSugar	high residual sugar ⓘ
wineColor	white ⓘ
wineStyle	sweet white wine ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Anjou wine appellations → includesAppellation → Coteaux du Layon AOC ⓘ

Anjou AOC → hasSubAppellation → Coteaux du Layon AOC ⓘ

Coteaux du Layon AOC → hasSubzones → Coteaux du Layon Chaume ⓘ