Les Grandes Terres
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2026
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted duck, grilled pork chops, earthy mushroom pasta
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from a specific lieu-dit situated on the plains just below the village boundary of Chassagne-Montrachet, Jean-Marc Pillot's 'Les Grandes Terres' is a masterclass in regional Burgundy. The vineyard's deep, clay-rich limestone soils impart a generous, fleshy character to the Pinot Noir vines planted here. Pillot treats this regional appellation with the same respect as his prestigious Premier Crus, employing hand-harvesting, native yeast fermentation, and careful aging in mostly older French oak barrels. The result is a beautifully structured red Burgundy that balances bright red berry fruit with subtle earthy undertones, offering an authentic taste of the Côte de Beaune's storied winemaking heritage without the need for decades of cellaring.
🍾 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
Pinot Noir
🍷 ABV
12.5-13.5%