Structured and full dry whites with a pale golden robe, an ample palate and preserved acidity, with signature aromas of white-fleshed fruits (pear, apple), almond, white flowers (hawthorn) and mineral notes. Also used in sparkling wines (base for spumante metodo classico). The star of the Alto Adige Pinot Bianco DOC, Friuli DOC and great Venetian whites. The Italian synonym for Pinot Blanc, a native Burgundy white grape — white-skinned mutation of Pinot Noir.

Informations about the Domaine Jo Pithon

The winery offers 16 different wines.

Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.

It is in the top 52 of the best estates in the region

It is located in Côteaux du Layon in the region of Loire Valley

The Domaine Jo Pithon is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 16 wines for sale in the of Côteaux du Layon to come and discover on site or to buy online.

The wine region of Côteaux du Layon

Loire cradle of Anjou's great sweet wines (left bank of the Layon): signature Chenin Blanc as exclusive white king — off-dry to botrytised sweet with notes of quince, apricot, candied pineapple, mango, honey, beeswax, dried fruits and a saffron touch, chiselled acidity balancing the sugar, exceptional ageing (20-50 years). "Sélection de Grains Nobles" mention at the summit. AOC (1950), ~1,400 ha across 27 villages, slaty schists, Layon mists favouring Botrytis cinerea.

The wine region of Loire Valley

Kingdom of lively, dry whites and fine sparklers. Mineral, taut Sauvignon Blanc (Sancerre, Pouilly-Fumé) with citrus and gunflint notes. Multiform Chenin Blanc (Vouvray, Savennières, Layon): straight dry, floral off-dry or noble sweet honey-quince. Saline, iodised Muscadet (Melon B.

The word of the wine: Animal

Generic smell of aromatic families reminiscent of fur, game, musk, civet, amber and sometimes unpleasant smells of wet hair. The old books on tasting give as an example of animal aroma the belly of hare.