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Chassagne Montrachet 1er cru Les Grandes Ruchottes 2018 - Paul Pillot
Domaine Paul Pillot
One of the most beautiful wines of the estate
Vintage 2018 : (93 - 95)/100
Reviewed by William Kelley - 13th Feb 2020 : "The 2018 Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Grandes Ruchottes is showing brilliantly, revealing an incipiently complex bouquet of lime, pear, waxy citrus rind, white flowers and freshly baked bread. Medium to full-bodied, concentrated and muscular, its textural attack segues into a lively, tensile mid-palate, before concluding with chalky grip."
Presentation : The 12-hectare Domaine Paul Pillot has been directed since 2004 by the young and dynamic Thierry Pillot. The vines in the domaine's enviable palette of holdings are farmed organically, though not yet certified as such, and the wines they produce are matured for some 18 months on the lees, the final six being spent in stainless steel. Percentages of new wood are modest, with plenty of larger-format 350-liter barrels, and the lees are never stirred. Characterful, elegantly textural and mouthwateringly incisive, these are superb white Burgundies, and to my mind, Pillot is one of a handful of exciting producers who win Chassagne-Montrachet the title of Burgundy's most interesting white wine-producing village today.
Data sheet
Note | Between 95 and 97 |
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PR rating | 93-95/100 |
Partner Areas | Yes |
Recoverable VAT | Yes |
Colour | Dry white |
Format | Bottle (75cl) |
Vintage | 2018 |
Volume | 12,50 % vol - 75 cl |
Appellation | Chassagne-Montrachet |
Level | Perfect |
Label | Perfect |
Region | Burgundy |
Maturity | To keep |
Burgundy Classification | Premiers Crus |
Domains of Burgundy | Paul Pillot |