2024 Technical Specifications
Grape Varieties Aligoté
Drinking Window Through 2037
Region Bourgogne Aligote
Serving Temperature 12°C · 54°F
Production Details Farming is described as following organic principles. A second specialist merchant reports élevage partly in stainless steel and partly in old oak barrels.
Tasting Notes Light gold; toasted hazelnut, flint, honeysuckle, orchard flowers, juicy pear, vineyard peach, lime, bergamot, brioche, almond powder and sweet spices; ample, silky and mineral, with fresh white fruit and citrus, saline acidity and a long finish.
Food Pairing Snails, frog legs, salmon, shellfish-focused seafood platters, or Comté soufflé.
2023 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 12.5%
Grape Varieties 100% Aligoté
Drinking Window Through 2036
Region Bourgogne Aligote
Soil Very rocky remigny site
Sites 40% Chassagne-Montrachet; 60% Remigny
Vine Age 45+
Indigenous Yeast Yes
Bottling Date End of August; year not stated
Contains Added Sulfites Yes
Serving Temperature 12°C · 54°F
Production Details Practicing-organic farming; aged in older 350 L barrels. A lower-authority specialist vendor additionally describes a 1 ha parcel and one year of barrel élevage.
Tasting Notes Light gold; toasted hazelnut, flint, honeysuckle, orchard flowers, juicy pear, Granny Smith apple, lime, grapefruit, clementine zest, brioche and nutmeg; ample, silky and dense, with crisp white fruit, pink grapefruit, saline acidity and a long finish.
Food Pairing Snails, frog legs, salmon, seafood platters, or Comté soufflé.
2022 Technical Specifications
Grape Varieties Aligoté
Drinking Window Through 2035
Region Bourgogne Aligote
Bottling Date End of August; year not stated
Serving Temperature 12°C · 54°F
Production Details Farming described as following organic principles.
Tasting Notes Light gold; toasted hazelnut, flint, honeysuckle, orchard flowers, juicy pear, Granny Smith apple, lime, candied mandarin zest, brioche and nutmeg; ample, silky and dense, with crisp white fruit, lightly candied citrus, saline acidity and a long finish.
Food Pairing Snails, frog legs, salmon, seafood platters, or Comté soufflé.
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2020 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 12.5%
Region Bourgogne Aligote
Contains Added Sulfites Yes
Serving Temperature 12°C · 54°F
Production Details Reported as coming from a 1 ha parcel around Chassagne-Montrachet and aged for one year in barrels.
Producer Information
Website
Address
3 Clos Saint-Jean, 21190 Chassagne-Montrachet, France
Phone
+33 3 80 21 31 91
Owner
Thierry and Chrystelle Pillot
Cellarmaster
Thierry Pillot