Domaine Réthoré Davy: Tasting & Drinking
It was at dinner in Angers that I first encountered the wines of Domaine Réthoré Davy. The bottle was handed over unceremoniously, Le Chapitre Pinot Noir, an unusual label from a corner of the Loire Valley with which, I quickly realised, I was completely unfamiliar. I didn’t have high hopes; while I acknowledge the value of Pinot Noir to the world of wine, and I think the wines of Sancerre and Menetou-Salon are under-appreciated and under-rated, once you search further downstream interesting examples are few and far between.
The experience reinforced my belief that with wine, you have to remain open-minded. The wine was a delight, richly flavoured, characterful, but more importantly it hard energy and shape. It sat confidently on the palate, its acidity carrying it along with great confidence. It was a real eye-opener. I resolved to track down the person who made it; this wasn’t too difficult, as it turned out Christophe Réthoré was sitting on the other side of the table (there were about fifty of us at the dinner, so I didn’t know everybody). And I resolved to visit, and to taste more from this domaine. This was a little more difficult, and it took a year for me to get around to doing it, but this profile is the result.
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