Blanc
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Typically best enjoyed 5–15 years from the vintage release, as these wines develop beautiful tertiary complexity with age.
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grilled lobster, roasted poultry, creamy mushroom risotto
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Representing the pinnacle of white winemaking in the Côte de Beaune, Jean-Marc Pillot's Premier Cru white wines are a masterclass in Chassagne-Montrachet's legendary terroir. Pillot, representing the fourth generation of his family to tend these historic slopes, coaxes incredible depth and energy from the region's classic clay-and-limestone soils. The village of Chassagne appended the name of its most famous grand cru, Montrachet, in 1879, cementing its reputation for producing some of the world's finest white wines. Pillot's Premier Cru whites are crafted using traditional methods, including hand-harvesting, fermentation with native yeasts, and aging in French oak barrels with a very disciplined approach to new wood. This careful stewardship allows the natural tension, flinty minerality, and rich, layered orchard fruit characteristics of the Premier Cru vineyards to express themselves with absolute clarity and precision.
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Based in the historic village of Chassagne-Montrachet in Burgundy's Côte de Beaune, Domaine Jean-Marc Pillot is a benchmark estate directed by Jean-Marc Pillot, who took the reins in 1991 and is now joined by his son Antonin. Spanning a family winemaking heritage that dates back to 1910, the domaine manages exceptional premier cru and village vineyards with a deep respect for terroir, employing sustainable viticultural practices. Pillot is highly acclaimed for producing remarkably precise, mineral-driven white wines and vibrant, structured reds, utilizing careful barrel aging with a judicious use of new oak to let the individual character of sites like Les Fairendes and Clos Saint-Marc shine through.