Domaine Olivier Pithon "Laïs" red 2021

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Domaine Olivier Pithon "Lais" red 2021

RVF Guide to the Best Wines of France 2025 (August 2024): 93/100. Lais 2021 is a great seducer. Behind a hint of reduction, it showcases its floral attire, crushed blackcurrant, with great mouth dynamism and a beautiful acidic persistence.

RVF Guide to the Best Wines of France 2024 (August 2023): 92/100. Lais 2021 is deep, with peony and camphor notes, and a smooth mouthfeel. The finish is still structured, but the noble tannins will integrate.

The Revue du Vin de France (K. Valentin, Nov. 2025, Roussillon: the infinite nobility of Catalan whites) : Olivier Pithon arrived over twenty years ago in Calce. From the start, the Anjou winemaker, brother of Jo Pithon, mastered the acidity of the grapes from the South, quite different from the light Chenins of the Loire, and his production, half red, half white, is captivating. Today, he still produces some of the most desirable cuvées in the area, with a particular sensitivity towards whites. A fervent defender of expressing terroirs through Grenache Gris and Macabeu, he also plants Clairette blanche and rose, Bourboulenc, and Albarino... All means are good to find freshness, starting with the grapes' ability to withstand drought. Olivier Pithon bets on the aging potential of the blancs, so we delight in wines that have at least taken two years.

Technical sheets written by the domaine:

This wine symbolizes the heart of the domaine's range. Thanks to improving quality in the vineyards and the desire to evolve our wines, this new cuvée has come to life. We aim to achieve a blend of fruit and richness that our two previous cuvées separately provided.

The blend is very local, showcasing both the diversity of our grape varieties and our terroir: Carignan, Grenache Noir, and Mourvèdre on schist, clay-limestone, and marl soils.

The wines are vinified by terroir, which for us is the best way to let them express themselves. They are then blended in concrete tanks. The aging material is crucial, and its choice will depend on the notes we wish to find in the wine. Thus, concrete gives us great freshness and the savory notes we cherish.

Appellation: AOP Côtes du Roussillon

Terroir: clay-limestone, Schist, Marl

Grape varieties: Grenache Noir, Carignan, Mourvèdre

Harvest: by hand

Vinification: traditional and by terroir

Aging: in concrete tank

Tasting: Great freshness & savory notes

Yield: 30 hl/ha, 15,000 bottles

Surface: 4.5 ha