Tasting Notes
The Clos Saint-Jean vineyard lies right next door to the cellars, and the estate’s parcel sits in the heart of the original clos (i.e. the vines are surrounded by stone walls). The white wines here deliver plenty of texture and depth, courtesy of the clay-rich soils and mature vines, the oldest of which are now 80-plus years old. A super release of this wine. It’s floral, with great finesse for the vintage, and it’s also deep and powerful with a long, sappy close.
“Pale colour, the 2022 Clos St-Jean has a beautifully even bouquet, light and fresh, with an attractive, balanced fruit across the palate. A little toasty note to finish and quite good length.” 91-94 points, Jasper Morris MW, Inside Burgundy
“The 2022 Chassagne-Montrachet Clos Saint-Jean 1er Cru has one of the most backward bouquets from Thierry Pillot: crushed stone and light flinty scents, later hints of yellow flowers. The palate is well-balanced with fine tannins. It’s a little richer than the Champ Gain with a stern, focused, intense finish with marvelous sapidity. Superb.” 93-95 points, Neal Martin, Vinous
Thierry Pillot is starting to hit his groove, driving the wines of his family Domaine to greater and greater heights. With each vintage the wines here get purer, more refined and, well, just better. Thierry is great friends with Vincent Dancer, Marc Bachelet, Arnaud Mortet and many of the other young guns of Burgundy. He is part of a revolution that has been sweeping through the Côte d’Or: a zeitgeist being driven by a new generation. The wines of his father were always good, in no small part due to the quality of the holdings. However it is strikingly clear to us, and regular visitors like Allen Meadows, that this invigorated address has well and truly kicked up another gear and now bears comparison with the very best that Chassagne has to offer. There is a purity and clarity to these wines that many of the better known Chassagne Domaines cannot match. There are better known Chassagne names here, as they have been imported for longer and there is more wine, but don’t make the mistake of assuming that because you are more familiar with these other names that the wines are better. They ain’t.
The Pillot’s have first class holdings in Chassagne 1er cru sites such as La Romanée, Clos St Jean, Les Grandes Ruchottes, Les Caillerets, La Grande Montagne, etc. We do not ship everything, only those wines that truly move us each year. - Importer Note
| Product Type | Wine White Chardonnay |
| Volume | 750ml |
| Country | France |
| Region | Burgundy |
| Sub Region | Chassagne Montrachet |
| Winemaking Practices | Conventional |
| Vineyard Practices | Conventional |