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Bottle of Domaine Paul Pillot Chassagne-Montrachet Les Grandes Ruchottes 2020 [NET]-White Wine-Flatiron SF

Domaine Paul Pillot Chassagne-Montrachet Les Grandes Ruchottes 2020 [NET]

White Wine from Burgundy, France
by Domaine Paul Pillot
$475.00
NET

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What is this wine?
Domaine Paul Pillot, now led by Thierry Pillot, is one of the most admired estates in Chassagne-Montrachet, producing precise, mineral-driven whites that rank among Burgundy’s most exciting. Les Grandes Ruchottes is a high-altitude premier cru on thin, chalky soils, known for yielding Chardonnay of energy, finesse, and longevity. The 2020 vintage in Burgundy was warm but balanced, producing whites with ripe fruit, tension, and impressive cellaring capacity.

Why get this wine?
Thierry Pillot’s wines have become cult bottlings thanks to their elegance and terroir clarity. Grandes Ruchottes is among his most distinctive crus, delivering a taut, racy style that Burgundy collectors prize. The combination of a benchmark site, Pillot’s precise hand, and the excellent 2020 vintage makes this a rare and valuable bottle.

What does this wine taste like?
Citrus zest, green apple, and pear with notes of white flowers, chalk, and a touch of hazelnut. Focused and mineral, with vibrant acidity and a long, saline finish.

When should you drink this wine?
Best 2025–2038. Decant if drinking young. A natural pairing with oysters, grilled fish, roast chicken, or alpine cheeses.

Thierry Pillot is killing it! He is a super-talented vigneron, and since he has taken over his family's domain the quality has gone through the roof. He is one of those rare characters who is equally good at making red and white wines.

They have 13 hectares of vines in the domaine, 1/3 red and 2/3 white. The whites are very concentrated because of the frost and the reds are supple and elegant, really classic. Like many young vignerons, Thierry has also set up a micro-negociant under his own name.

Professional Reviews

Burghound

BH 94
"This is aromatically similar to the Grande Montagne but with better layering and a touch of wet stone. The super-sleek and borderline painfully intense middle weight flavors possess a relatively sophisticated texture while oozing evident minerality on the chiseled, firmly austere and superb length. There is good flesh and density to the mid-palate that contrasts with the tightly wound and built-to-age finish. Excellent." -Allen Meadows

Antonio Galloni

AG 96
"The 2020 Chassagne-Montrachet Les Grandes Ruchottes 1er Cru far surpasses my expectations and is one of the highlights among the flights of Chassagne-Montrachet. It has a riper nose than Pillot's own La Grande Montagne and not the same degree of delineation. That veil is stubborn and does not lift after rigorous aeration. The palate is nicely balanced with notes of lemon zest, grapefruit and a touch of spice. It's focused with satisfying energy on the finish. Perhaps it just lacks the amplitude of the best wines of the appellation, but this is one that shows significant amelioration after 15 minutes in the glass. After that, it just soars, the aromatics gaining more and more clarity. Give this time. Tasted blind at the annual Burgfest tasting." -Neal Martin

Robert Parker

RP 96
"The 2020 Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Grandes Ruchottes is spectacular, unfurling in the glass with a deep and complex bouquet of peach, orange oil and pear mingled with hints of nutmeg, freshly baked bread and beeswax. Medium to full-bodied, layered and concentrated, it's deep and multidimensional, with racy acids, chalky structure and a long, saline finish." -William Kelley

Details

  • Grape Variety

    Chardonnay

  • Vintage

    2020

  • Size

    750ml

  • Farming Practice

    Sustainable

  • Style

    Earthy , Elegant , Minerally

  • Sweetness

    Dry

  • Body

    Medium Bodied