The harvest and vinification of theCoteaux du Layonfruit follows closely the same philosophies with picking intries, only here the aim is clearly to obtain fruit more marked by botrytis. The fruit is channelled into at least threecuves, on occasion complemented by some purchased fruit from a grower inSt Lambert du Lattay. This purchased fruit does not contribute to the more elevatedcuvesbut only to the very serviceableCarte dOr, an entry-level wine with a lighter, elegant style with not a prodigious level of residual sugar. thewinedoctor.com