Episode 42: My first Vendange pt.3Tasting notes of 2 great whites by Jo Pithon in Loire
Domaine Jo Pithon - Anjou - Les Pepinieres 2005
Score: 17/20 Concluded by my actual tasting note.
Nose: It says Hello! powerful aromas honey and tropical fruits.
Palate: (attack) apple & melon, a bit austere (Mid) mineral with spice mingling with very solid fruits, whiff of wild berries slowly expending back of my palate.
Finish: Persistent & memorable.
Some special fruits coming from a 4-hectare vineyard called les Pepinieres. Its a southfacing slopes full of Carboniferous soil.
Reminiscence: fall season, leaves turning colors, in a cold evening, I pulled over by a curvy windy canyon road side, watching over the traffic were slow downed by the thickening fog.
Music to pair: Moonlight in Vermont sung by Ella Fitzgerald
My little comments: Soil does helps the fruits when plants are farmed organically or Biodynamically.
Domaine Jo Pithon - Savennieres - La Croix Picot - 2006
Score: 16.5/20 Concluded by my actual tasting note.
Nose: Its a bit closed. Hint of peach & rocky minerals
Palate: (attack) nice touch of pineapple & citrus (Mid) Expensive fruits hit very corner of my palate. Very intriguing bright stone fruits. well positioned acidity.
Finish: Long. Mineral subtleties mingling.
Story: Its fruits from a 1.5 hectare of sandstone schist soil. High on the slopes overlooking the Loire.
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