Pithon-Paillé: Tasting & Drinking
My earliest impressions here, when I first tasted these wines in the 2008 vintage (their first) was that these were delicious wines, with lots of elegant potential. More than a few years on, this opinion has not changed. Looking to the dry wines of Anjou first, from the basic négoce wines up to Les Coteau des Treilles and Clos Pirou, the wines were solid and convincing, but also elegant, bright and framed with acidity and minerality. They also, based on my limited experience, age well.
Of note, this comment is largely based on various vintages of Coteau des Treilles, particularly those encountered during a vertical tasting of this wine held in early 2014. This tasting looked back not only to 2008, the first vintage under the new Pithon-Paillé banner, but also to the 2007, 2006 and 2005 vintages. Although these wines were made when Jo was working with Philippe Fournier, Jo has held onto them (just as he held onto the vines) and so I have included them in my tasting notes below. They all showed well (some better than others, admittedly).
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