This cuvée owes its name to the grape variety it is made from: Grolleau (or Groslot), a minority but historic grape variety from Anjou that produces wines with low tannins and lots of fruit and generosity. A wine with a fairly deep red color and a nose with ripe red fruit notes. To be shared with friends!
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Eye
fairly deep red color
Nose
with ripe notes of red fruit
Mouth
a wine with low tannins, lots of fruit and generosity, round and delicious
Serve
at 14-15°C
Open
1/2 hour before
Drink from
2013
Drink before
2015
Production
10,000 bottles, 200 magnums
Food and wine pairings
A déguster à l'apéritif, sur des entrées, des viandes rouges, des grillades... <br/>
Bettane & Desseauve
Rated estate (2017 guide) 2 stars (A serious and recommendable production, but a little more consistent and uniform than the previous one)
About the estate:
Created in 2008 by Isabelle and Jo Pithon, in partnership with Joseph and Wendy Paillé (who have since moved to Roussillon, but been replaced by Jules and Tania—are you following?), this young estate has made a sensational debut among the Loire Valley's leading addresses. The 13 hectares of vineyards (including 11 hectares of Chenin), cultivated organically and vinified by Jo Pithon himself, are backed by a handsome wine trading structure, set up with partner winegrowers who work mainly organically. Jo Pithon is thus establishing himself as one of the great names in white Anjou.
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Rated estate (2017 guide) Selected (Please note that this guide is a ranking and, as such, all the estates listed in it, even those without stars, represent, in our opinion, the excellence of French production.)
About the estate:
After selling their vineyard to Philippe Fournier (at Domaine FL), Jo and Isabelle Pithon created this wine merchant business in 2008 with Joseph Paillé, Isabelle's son, and Wendy, Joseph's wife, a South African sommelier. They have 7 hectares of their own organic vineyards, where they vinify and age Chenin and Cabernet Franc grapes from different terroirs in the Loire Valley. In this successful Loire Valley blend of light, easy-drinking wines and a few great terroir-driven vintages, the whites are gaining in popularity, particularly the exceptional Coteaux des Treilles.