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Friday 23 February 2018

The retiring Jo Pithon to sell his famous Coteau des Treilles


Views of Les Treilles from the
south side of the Layon 

According to a report in La Revue du Vin de France Jo and Isabelle Pithon have put their business Pithon-Paillé up for sale as they are now retiring. This includes the famous Les Treilles (7ha) the steep south facing slopes overlooking the Layon that the Pithon rescued after it had been abandoned in the 1960s. Naturally the revived Coteau is planted with Chenin Blanc.

 'Le domaine Pithon-Paillé, joyau du Layon, est à vendre. À l’heure de prendre sa retraite, Jo Pithon présente sereinement ce qu’il appelle "l’œuvre de sa vie" : le coteau des Treilles.


"Un mec qui calcule, il ne fait pas ça." Racheter 7 hectares de coteaux en friches depuis 40 ans. Prendre cinq ans pour venir à bout des ronces et replanter 3 hectares de chenin. "On a pris un peu de risques", résume Jo Pithon, de sa voix rocailleuse.

"Quand je travaillais sur les Bonnes Blanches, je voyais ces coteaux qui me paraissaient fabuleux", se souvient le vigneron.

Read the rest of the article published by La Revue du Vin de France.  

Earlier posts on Jim's Loire about Les Treilles:

Some views from the Layon inc Les Treilles: early April 2007

http://jimsloire.blogspot.co.uk/2008/11/views-of-layon.html

Les Treilles Vertical 2013-2005: Pithon-Paille@Salon des Vins de Loire 2014 http://jimsloire.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/les-treilles-vertical-2013-2005-pithon.html

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