Pithon, Coteaux du Layon Saint Lambert Bonnes Blanches Size:6x500ml A reserved if exceptionally floral-suffused

A reserved if exceptionally floral-suffused nose speaks of fresh red berries

Ontogeny is a barrel-selection blend of Bevan's vineyard sources

clean and almost delicate finish

23% Mourvedre

with hints of mushrooms and yeasts

Pithon, Coteaux du Layon Saint Lambert Bonnes Blanches Size:6x500ml A reserved if exceptionally floral-suffusedThe Pithon 2003 Coteaux du Layon Saint Lambert Les Bonnes Blanches from a chalky site that is gaining notoriety reflects a deep copper color to the eye and considerable new wood in the nose. Resin, lanolin, coconut, brown spices and butter cream aromas segue into a palate where caramelized pear and quince mingle with raisins and pungent spices as if in a chutney. Candied citrus, white raisin and vanilla cream dominate a long, buttery finish like a hot