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Domaine Paul Pillot

2020 Domaine Paul Pillot, Chassagne-Montrachet Premier Cru, Les Grandes Ruchottes

France Chardonnay Burgundy Chassagne-Montrachet Les Grandes Ruchottes Premier Cru 750ML

Wine Advocate

94-96

Vinous

96

Burghound

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2020 Domaine Paul Pillot, Chassagne-Montrachet Premier Cru, Les Grandes Ruchottes
Domaine Paul Pillot

2020 Domaine Paul Pillot, Chassagne-Montrachet Premier Cru, Les Grandes Ruchottes

France Chardonnay Burgundy Chassagne-Montrachet Les Grandes Ruchottes Premier Cru 750ML

Wine Advocate

94-96

Vinous

96

Burghound

92-94

CellarTracker

94
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One of the most prestigious white wine estates in Burgundy, Paul Pillot today is run by Paul's son Thierry who has elevated the quality in the vineyards and the cellar to extraordinary heights. His wines are benchmark wines of purity and finesse.

Domaine Paul Pillot

Founded in 1900 by Jean-Baptiste Pillot, today the 4th generation is in charge in the form of the inimitable Thierry Pillot. While his great-grandfather was a cooper by trade, today the wines see very little new oak influence, rather letting the vineyards do the talking. Thierry's model in the vineyards is a completely hand-worked style, allowing the vines' canopies to reach higher toward the sun and spread, allowing increased photosynthesis and thereby the grapes being able to ripen earlier and more completely.

In the cellar, Thierry intervenes as little as possible - the wines are fermented in barrel (350L and 500L) with native yeasts, where they will remain for 12 months before spending 6 months in stainless steel prior to bottling.

The red wines have become increasingly delicious - Thierry will retain 20-60% of the whole clusters and still use very little new oak (around 10%). Increasingly hard to find, Thierry's wines are undoubtedly singular and worth seeking out.

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Domaine Paul Pillot

One of the most prestigious white wine estates in Burgundy, Paul Pillot today is run by Paul's son Thierry who has elevated the quality in the vineyards and the cellar to extraordinary heights. His wines are benchmark wines of purity and finesse.

Founded in 1900 by Jean-Baptiste Pillot, today the 4th generation is in charge in the form of the inimitable Thierry Pillot. While his great-grandfather was a cooper by trade, today the wines see very little new oak influence, rather letting the vineyards do the talking. Thierry's model in the vineyards is a completely hand-worked style, allowing the vines' canopies to reach higher toward the sun and spread, allowing increased photosynthesis and thereby the grapes being able to ripen earlier and more completely.

In the cellar, Thierry intervenes as little as possible - the wines are fermented in barrel (350L and 500L) with native yeasts, where they will remain for 12 months before spending 6 months in stainless steel prior to bottling.

The red wines have become increasingly delicious - Thierry will retain 20-60% of the whole clusters and still use very little new oak (around 10%). Increasingly hard to find, Thierry's wines are undoubtedly singular and worth seeking out.

The Wine Advocate

Wine Advocate

94-96

The 2020 Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Grandes Ruchottes is spectacular, unfurling in the glass with a deep and complex bouquet of peach, orange oil and pear mingled with hints of nutmeg, freshly baked bread and beeswax. Medium to full-bodied, layered and concentrated, it's deep and multidimensional, with racy acids, chalky structure and a long, saline finish.

Vinous

Vinous

96

The 2020 Chassagne-Montrachet Les Grandes Ruchottes 1er Cru far surpasses my expectations and is one of the highlights among the flights of Chassagne-Montrachet. It has a riper nose than Pillot's own La Grande Montagne and not the same degree of delineation. That veil is stubborn and does not lift after rigorous aeration. The palate is nicely balanced with notes of lemon zest, grapefruit and a touch of spice. It's focused with satisfying energy on the finish. Perhaps it just lacks the amplitude of the best wines of the appellation, but this is one that shows significant amelioration after 15 minutes in the glass. After that, it just soars, the aromatics gaining more and more clarity. Give this time. Tasted blind at the annual Burgfest tasting.

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The Wine Advocate

Wine Advocate

94-96

The 2020 Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Grandes Ruchottes is spectacular, unfurling in the glass with a deep and complex bouquet of peach, orange oil and pear mingled with hints of nutmeg, freshly baked bread and beeswax. Medium to full-bodied, layered and concentrated, it's deep and multidimensional, with racy acids, chalky structure and a long, saline finish.

Vinous

Vinous

96

The 2020 Chassagne-Montrachet Les Grandes Ruchottes 1er Cru far surpasses my expectations and is one of the highlights among the flights of Chassagne-Montrachet. It has a riper nose than Pillot's own La Grande Montagne and not the same degree of delineation. That veil is stubborn and does not lift after rigorous aeration. The palate is nicely balanced with notes of lemon zest, grapefruit and a touch of spice. It's focused with satisfying energy on the finish. Perhaps it just lacks the amplitude of the best wines of the appellation, but this is one that shows significant amelioration after 15 minutes in the glass. After that, it just soars, the aromatics gaining more and more clarity. Give this time. Tasted blind at the annual Burgfest tasting.