Grands Champs
⏳ Drinking Window
2024 - 2032
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Pan-seared scallops, roasted chicken with wild mushrooms, creamy goat cheese
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from the historic village of Chassagne-Montrachet, Domaine Jean-Marc Pillot's expression of the 'Grands Champs' lieu-dit showcases the estate's mastery over Burgundy's complex terroir. Situated on the lower, gentler slopes of the appellation, the 'Grands Champs' vineyard features deep, nutrient-rich clay-limestone soils that impart a distinctive weight and texture to the wine. Jean-Marc Pillot, representing the fourth generation of his family to tend these vines, employs a meticulous approach to vinification: fermenting with indigenous yeasts and aging the wine on its fine lees in French oak barrels. This careful stewardship coaxes out a beautiful tension between rich stone fruit, white blossoms, and a vibrant, saline-driven minerality that defines the classic, precise style of the domaine.
🍾 About the Producer
Domaine Jean-Marc Pillot is an esteemed family-run wine estate rooted in Chassagne-Montrachet, situated in Burgundy's celebrated Côte de Beaune. Taking the reins in 1991 and now joined by his son Antonin, Jean-Marc represents the latest generation to steward the family's historic parcels with a philosophy focused on organic practices, careful canopy management, and minimal intervention in the cellar. The domaine spans premier sites across Chassagne-Montrachet, Puligny-Montrachet, and Santenay, crafting wines that authentically reflect their underlying limestone and clay terroirs. Renowned for vibrant, tension-filled white Chardonnays as well as remarkably elegant and structured Pinot Noirs like Clos Saint-Marc and Les Fairendes, the estate stands as a benchmark for contemporary Côte de Beaune winemaking.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Chardonnay