Pithon, Coteaux du Layon Saint Lambert Bonnes Blanches Vintage:1997 There is more backbone here

There is more backbone here compared to the 2009 and a little more persistence on the finish

with a long

Fine-grained and very focused on the finish

but it comes through as very balanced

Humbrecht says that the proportion of malic acidity – which thereafter diminished – was never higher than one-third

Pithon, Coteaux du Layon Saint Lambert Bonnes Blanches Vintage:1997 There is more backbone hereThe 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