Library Offer: Paul Pillot... La Romanée, Clos Saint-Jean, Charmois, and More

It's a rare day when one comes across a selection of perfectly cellared wines from Domaine Paul Pillot. Well, today's that day. 

Most of you are well aware that Thierry Pillot is one of a handful of exciting producers responsible for Chassagne-Montrachet's contemporary reputation, going toe-to-toe with Meursault for the title of the Côte de Beaune's most exciting white-wine-producing village today. His viticulture is already innovative, with canopies trimmed high and, in some cases, managed with tressage: vine shoots are woven together at the top of the trellis rather than trimmed, thus avoiding removal of the apical shoot. He crushes before pressing and presses firmly to extract the maximum from the skins. The wines mature for 18-20 months on lees -- with no battonage -- in large 350-liter barrels (Francois Freres primarily), before spending the final six months in stainless. No temperature control int he cellar, so fermentations proceed naturally; the lees are never stirred, and no fining is performed.

One of the Côte de Beaune's few addresses that we recommend purchasing regardless of vintage. Characterful, chiseled, and fleshy wines that delight every Burgundy purist.

2019 Domaine Paul Pillot Saint-Aubin 1er Cru  Les Charmois
WA90-92, JM90-92, BH89-92, CT91.8
"Exhibiting aromas of pear, warm bread, orange oil and iodine, the 2019 Saint-Aubin 1er Cru Les Charmois is medium to full-bodied, bright and lively, with tangy acids that girdle its fleshy core of fruit. Long and saline, this should develop well in the cellar."
-William Kelley

2019 Domaine Paul Pillot Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru La Romanée
WA94-96, JM92-96, BH92-94 (Sweet Spot Outstanding), CT95.5
"The 2019 Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru La Romanée was showing beautifully, a touch of reduction dissipating in the glass, revealing notes of freshly baked bread, beeswax and nutmeg mingled with Anjour pear, preserved citrus, fresh melon and iodine. Medium to full-bodied, deep and tightly wound, with fine concentration, racy acids and a long, penetrating finish, this is broad-shouldered but tensile, auguring very well for its future evolution."
-William Kelley

2018 Domaine Paul Pillot Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Clos Saint-Jean (3L)
VN91, BH90-92, WA90-92
"The 2018 Chassagne-Montrachet Clos St Jean 1er Cru has an attractive bouquet with orange pith, mango and light petrolly scents (similar to those I discerned on the Les Mazures). The palate is well balanced with a sapid opening. Slightly honeyed in texture, this is definitely a spicy Chassagne with ginger and lemongrass lining the persistent finish. This has the upper hand over the Les Mazures."
-Neal Martin

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