Domaine Jo Pithon works in Anjou, the heart of the Middle Loire, where Chenin Blanc reaches its most expressive form. The domaine's portfolio centers on the region's noble sweet wines—Coteaux du Layon and Quarts de Chaume—appellations built on Chenin Blanc's capacity to capture minerality, acidity, and honeyed depth in a single glass. The Clos des Bois Coteaux du Layon Saint Aubin and Coteaux du Layon 'Beaulieu' represent the domaine's command of this varietal in its late-harvest expression, where botrytis and careful selection yield wines of precision and age-worthiness. Wine Spectator, Wine Advocate, and Wine Enthusiast have rated these releases. Anjou's slate and schist soils impart a distinctive character to Chenin Blanc—a tension between richness and brightness that defines the region's finest producers. The Quarts de Chaume, a smaller and more tightly regulated appellation within Coteaux du Layon, demonstrates the nuance possible within this terroir.