Anjou - Ronceray - Domaine Belargus 2018

The domain

In 1978, the bubbly and brash Jo Pithon launched his first wine estate, Domaine Pithon, in the Anjou appellation of the Loire Valley. In 2008 he reimagined the family business to form Pithon-Paillé and now, in 2019, Jo has made the difficult decision to sell the estate to a new, yet deeply dedicated owner: Ivan Massonnat. Although he is no longer officially at the helm of the estate, Jo will remain heavily involved in decision-making, as well as in the production of some of Pithon-Paillé's most famous wines. The arrival of the young but immensely talented Adrien Moreau was the final piece of the puzzle for Domaine Belargus.

Format : 75 cl		Country: France
Region: Loire Valley		Cultivation: Biodynamic Agriculture
Grape: Chenin		Tasting: Ronceray is a complex wine, resulting from the blending of the estate's plots on the hilltop of Quarts-de-Chaume. Terroir with a complex geology, the marriage of schists and pudding stoneware gives this cuvée a sharp minerality and a floral and fruity richness. A fine bitterness, signature of this terroir, brings complexity and length in the mouth. We find on the nose superb notes of very ripe fruit, carried by a straight and finely chiseled mouth ending on a long and tense finish.