Fairendes Blanc
⏳ Drinking Window
2024 - 2032
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Pan-seared sea scallops, roasted veal chops with chanterelles, creamy poultry dishes
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from the esteemed 'Les Fairendes' climat—a prized upper section of the larger La Morge Premier Cru in Chassagne-Montrachet—this white Burgundy is a masterclass in terroir expression. The vineyard's soils, characterized by a high concentration of limestone mixed with clay and gravel, impart a distinct, stony minerality and structural power to the wine. Historically, these slopes were cultivated by Cistercian monks who recognized the unique microclimates of the Côte de Beaune centuries ago. Jean-Marc Pillot vinifies this Chardonnay with indigenous yeasts and ages it in French oak barrels, carefully managing the proportion of new wood to preserve the vineyard's energetic, mineral-driven core while coaxing out a rich, textured palate of orchard fruits, white flowers, and toasted brioche.
🍾 About the Producer
Tracing its viticultural heritage to Jean-Baptiste Pillot in 1910, Domaine Jean-Marc Pillot is anchored in the revered limestone-clay soils of Chassagne-Montrachet. Jean-Marc took the helm in 1991, shifting away from selling fruit to négociants toward crafting expressive, domaine-bottled wines, joined in recent years by his son Antonin. Today encompassing approximately 12 to 15 hectares across Chassagne, Puligny-Montrachet, Meursault, and Santenay, the estate practices organic vineyard cultivation with rigorous soil plowing, yield control, and hand harvesting. Whites are pneumatically pressed as whole clusters, fermented with native yeasts, and matured on fine lees for 12 months in French oak barrels (around 30% new) before spending six months settling in stainless steel. The estate notably maintains an unusually strong commitment to red Chassagne-Montrachet alongside pristine Premier Cru whites, headlined by the benchmark, centenarian-vine Chassagne-Montrachet Premier Cru Les Vergers 'Clos Saint Marc'.
🍇 Grapes
Chardonnay
🍷 ABV
13-13.5%