The Glowing 2010 Burgundies of the Domaine Paul
Pillot
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Thierry Pillot
standing in the Clos St Jean premier cru of
Chassagne
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The Producer
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Jean-Baptiste Pillot was a cooper –
tonnelier in French – who worked a few
of his own vines. Born in 1858, by 1900 he had gave
up the barrel making to concentrate on his wine
making.
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Paul, Jean-Baptiste’s grandson, was born in
1947 and, on taking over the domaine went about
extending the vineyard holdings, buying up land in
some of the best vineyards of Chassagne including the
1ers crus of Clos St Jean, les Grandes Ruchottes, les
Caillerets and La Grande Montagne.
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To this day, the domaine’s reputation is
probably built on the white wines made from these
luminary terroirs, yet the strength here is
really the understanding of those soils and how to
get the best of them in the vineyard.
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Paul’s son Thierry has now taken up the reins
and is pushing quality to new heights. Prices have
yet to rise, however, so this would seem like a fine
time to take advantage of the excellent value for
money offered by the wines of this estate (please
don’t let anyone at the domaine read these
words!).
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If anything, I find the assorted terroirs in
Chassagne yet more fascinating than those of Puligny
next door. The wines are less aristocratically
archetectural, yet what they possess is a depth and
complexity to their minerality. They come across as
more feral, earthier, yet extremely exciting when
done well.
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I will mention once again the reds wines of the
Côte de Beaune. Volnay and (especially) Pommard
take the limelight here, yet look beyond these
celebrated neighbours and one can find fabulous,
delicious red wines that, lacking cachet, offer
extraordinary value. The red below is just such a
thing.
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Keywords for the Pillot style: Gleaming, concentrated
fruit; terroir in spades.
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| Vintage |
Wine |
Drink dates |
Case size |
Price
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Notes |
Order |
| 2010 |
Chassagne-Montrachet Rouge 1er Cru Clos St Jean, Paul Pillot, Burgundy, France |
2015-2021 |
12x75cl |
£234.00 |
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| 2010 |
St Aubin 1er Cru Pitangerets, Paul Pillot, Burgundy, France |
2013-2016 |
12x75cl |
£174.00 |
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| 2010 |
Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Caillerets, Paul Pillot, Burgundy, France |
2015-2021 |
12x75cl |
£360.00 |
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