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Domaine Paul Pillot Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru La Grande Montagne 2019

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Domaine Paul Pillot Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru La Grande Montagne 2019
Producer Domaine Paul Pillot
Region, Country Chassagne Montrachet, France
Bottle Size 750ml
Product Code 19726-750

Pillot works with just 0.26 hectares of 30-plus-year-old vines in this ‘island’ of a vineyard, high up on the slope. In fact, this is one of Chassagne’s highest sites (above Les Grandes Ruchottes and around the same level as La Romanée). It’s a first-rate terroir, one of the finest in the commune, and on the same sweeping band of chalky, terres blanches soil that flows north towards the Grand Cru vineyards. Wines from La Grande Montagne can also be bottled under the name Tonton Marcel although I’ve never seen it done so. It’s a Chassagne terroir that gives the most Puligny-style wines, with more floral aromatics and a taught, cool structure. Sadly, there were just two barrels produced this year. Pillot notes that the ferments were long and languid this year, allowing the wine to develop extra complexity.

Domaine Paul Pillot Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru La Grande Montagne 2019

Reviews

“The 2019 Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru La Grande Montagne is very promising, wafting from the glass with notes of pear, white flowers, nutmeg, orange oil, green apple and struck match. Medium to full-bodied, layered and concentrated, it's textural and seamless, with tangy acids and a long, saline finish.”
92-94+ points, William Kelly, The Wine Advocate
“The bouquet starts on the flinty side, then some little nutty notes. There is an abundance of swelling fruit on the palate behind, the long slow approach has done wonder.”
93-95 points, Jasper Morris MW, Inside Burgundy

Reviews

“The 2019 Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru La Grande Montagne is very promising, wafting from the glass with notes of pear, white flowers, nutmeg, orange oil, green apple and struck match. Medium to full-bodied, layered and concentrated, it's textural and seamless, with tangy acids and a long, saline finish.”
92-94+ points, William Kelly, The Wine Advocate
“The bouquet starts on the flinty side, then some little nutty notes. There is an abundance of swelling fruit on the palate behind, the long slow approach has done wonder.”
93-95 points, Jasper Morris MW, Inside Burgundy

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