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Domaine Paul Pillot Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru La Grande Montagne 2022

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Domaine Paul Pillot Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru La Grande Montagne 2022
Producer Domaine Paul Pillot
Region, Country Chassagne-Montrachet, France
Bottle Size 750ml
Product Code 23643-750

Pillot works with just 0.26 hectares of 30-plus-year-old vines in this ‘island’ of a vineyard, high up on the slope. 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 rocky terres blanches soil that flows north towards the Grand Cru vineyards. In fact, there’s next to no soil here with the vines planted “directly on the rock” to use Thierry Pillot’s words. It’s the Chassagne terroir that arguably gives the most Puligny-style wines, with more floral aromatics and a taut, cool structure. This is precisely what you get in 2022—it’s super floral and citrusy with the sweet core of the vintage. The complexity and the length remind us of the greatness of this site!


Domaine Paul Pillot Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru La Grande Montagne 2022

Reviews

“A pale and even lemon and lime colour. The nose needs a little work as it is obviously all there but not yet speaking. There is such a fine thread of mineral acidity that it keeps what would otherwise be a sensual juicy fruit lively, a mix of ripe apples and some greener fruit. Despite the intensity, the Grande Montagne is not at all weighty - this wine floats. Thierry speaks of its ‘douceur’ while I would pick out its precision.”
93-96 points, Jasper Morris MW, Inside Burgundy
“The 2022 Chassagne-Montrachet La Grande Montagne 1er Cru bides its time in the glass, gradually unfurling with wet limestone and touches of damp earth, gaining intensity with a little shucked oyster shells. The palate is vibrant on the entry, very sapid and energetic, with great intensity towards the finish. Superb. Uncompromising in the best sense of the word.” 9
4-96 points, Neal Martin, Vinous

Reviews

“A pale and even lemon and lime colour. The nose needs a little work as it is obviously all there but not yet speaking. There is such a fine thread of mineral acidity that it keeps what would otherwise be a sensual juicy fruit lively, a mix of ripe apples and some greener fruit. Despite the intensity, the Grande Montagne is not at all weighty - this wine floats. Thierry speaks of its ‘douceur’ while I would pick out its precision.”
93-96 points, Jasper Morris MW, Inside Burgundy
“The 2022 Chassagne-Montrachet La Grande Montagne 1er Cru bides its time in the glass, gradually unfurling with wet limestone and touches of damp earth, gaining intensity with a little shucked oyster shells. The palate is vibrant on the entry, very sapid and energetic, with great intensity towards the finish. Superb. Uncompromising in the best sense of the word.” 9
4-96 points, Neal Martin, Vinous

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