JEAN-MARC PILLOT
CHASSAGNE-MONTRACHET ROUGE
MES VIEILLES VIGNES 2017
Jean-Marc is the fourth generation of the Pillot family to tend to the family’s vineyards in the esteemed village of Chassagne-Montrachet in the Côte de Beaune. The Pillot’s several vineyard holdings are spread throughout the village, enabling the winery to produce a diverse range of terroir-driven Pinot Noirs and Chardonnays.
Mes Vielles Vignes comes from various plots of Pinot Noir planted in 1960 at a high density, forcing the vines to compete for water and nutrients, helping to reduce yields and concentrate the berries. The wine spends 12 months softening in neutral 228-liter barrels and another three to six months in stainless steel tanks without filtration before bottling, preserving every distinct flavor characteristic of the prized Chassagne-Montrachet terroir.
JEAN-MARC PILLOT
CHASSAGNE-MONTRACHET ROUGE
MES VIEILLES VIGNES 2017
Your Price: $49.99
“The Jean-Marc Pillot Chassagne-Montrachet Mes Vieilles Vignes Rouge 2017 comes from this village that is much more famous for Chardonnay than Pinot Noir, which begs the question of why this vineyard is not Chardonnay. This wine boldly answers that question because it is simply a masterful, artistic expression of old-vine Pinot Noir. It is powerful on the nose and palate, with beautifully concentrated tart red cherries, wild mountain raspberries, cola bean, dried wild mushrooms, saline, and subtle earth. The flavors and complexity are wonderfully balanced and perfectly expressed in a wine that drinks well beyond its meager price for this quality level. I absolutely love this wine.”
94 Points