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Jean-Marc Pillot Corton Charlemagne Grand Cru 2020 [NET]

$44999

Jean-Marc Pillot — distinct from cousins Paul Pillot and Fernand & Laurent Pillot — is a fourth-generation Chassagne white-wine specialist, and this Corton-Charlemagne is a tiny, almost mythical production: just a couple of barrels per vintage, made from purchased fruit sourced through his friend Blair Pethel of Domaine Dublere. 2020 was a warm, sunny vintage, and the wine shows the appellation's signature muscularity: massive scale, intense minerality, the new oak utterly swallowed by the sheer concentration. A long-haul Grand Cru white that should reward a decade or more of cellar patience.

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  • If the wine is less than 10 years old and it is corked, you may return it to us for a full refund or exchange within 60 days of purchase. You must show us proof of purchase. We understand that you may not live near a shop and that it is difficult to ship open bottles of wine to us, so if there's any problem feel free to Contact Us and we'll work it out.
  • For wines older than 10 years, the consumer bears the risk of a faulty cork, but we accept returns of older bottles if the wine is faulty as a result of improper storage. Please come by the store or Contact Us if there is a problem.
  • We may, at our discretion and to the extent permitted by law, accept returns of unopened wines within 30 days of purchase if they were properly stored by the purchaser, subject to a 15% re-stocking fee.

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Wine Details

  • Grape Variety

    Chardonnay

  • Vintage

    2020

  • Size

    750ml

  • Farming Practice

    Organic

  • Style

    Earthy , Fruity , Minerally

  • Sweetness

    Dry

  • Body

    Full Bodied , Medium Bodied

Flatiron's Take

From the Importer

Rosenthal Wine Merchant

<p>Jean-Marc Pillot typically makes two barrels a year from fruit purchased from his friend Blair Pethel of Domaine Dublère; Blair spent a year working alongside Jean-Marc and has generously allowed him access to a small part of his vineyard (a parcel formerly farmed by the Rollin family, our vignerons in Pernand-Vergelesses). Aromatically complex, honeyed, with wild herbs, mint and chamomile, the Corton-Charlemagne is massively scaled—both intensely mineral and nearly unctuous in its sappiness of fruit—and its 50% new oak is all but swallowed by the wine’s sheer concentration. We are fortunate to receive 5 cases of this a year for the US.</p>

Tasting Notes & Food Pairings

Perfect Pairings

Lobster thermidor, roast capon with cream and morels, or aged hard cheeses with toasted bread.

Tasting Profile

Massively scaled with green apple, lemon zest, white flowers and reductive mineral drive. Concentrated, austere and built for the long haul.