2024 Domaine Jean-Marc Pillot Chassagne-Montrachet Cote de Beaune, France Pierre Deville Maceration of 40-60 days

Maceration of 40-60 days

This is not a ‘flashy’ top cuvée – it carries more complexity than the basic cuvée

this is a forcefully saline

a light filtration takes place and a small amount of S02 is added at bottling

2024 Domaine Jean-Marc Pillot Chassagne-Montrachet Cote de Beaune, France Pierre Deville Maceration of 40-60 daysPillot owns half a hectare of Chardonnay in this well positioned lieu dit, which sits just below premier cru Champs Gains on the slope. One third of his vines here were planted in 1950, one third in 1990, and one third in 2010. This is a classically rendered Chassagne Montrachet, one which deftly balances rich, mouth filling fruit with a powerful mineral thrust, and it carries a bright acidity in the finish which gives it length and breed. Typically