The Winery Paul Pillot of Chassagne-Montrachet of Burgundy

Winery Paul Pillot
The winery offers 17 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.1.
It is ranked in the top 11 of the estates of Burgundy.
It is located in Chassagne-Montrachet in the region of Burgundy

The Winery Paul Pillot is one of the world's great estates. It offers 17 wines for sale in of Chassagne-Montrachet to come and discover on site or to buy online.

The Domaine Paul Pillot in Chassagne-Montrachet is a true benchmark in the world of wine. The Pillot family has been producing renowned and reputed wines for over 100 years on one of the great appellations of the Côte de Beaune. Located just 400 meters above sea level over the sunlit vineyards of the first phase of the Beaune Mountain, their estate is undeniably among the best in the region. The Domaine Paul Pillot specializes in white wines, producing Chardonnays and Pinot Noirs from Chassagne-Montrachet and various other appellations. As for Chassagne-Montrachet, the estate has a unique set of ancestral plots that represent the quintessence of this reputed appellation. Their Chardonnay has a beautiful finesse and an unquestionable variety, making it a unique blend between sweetness and tension, between power and finesse. Their Pinot Noirs have a wide range of personalities, which allows their wines to be flexible and to be considered as exceptional expressions of the Beaune mountain in terms of freshness and aromatic complexity. They also produce reds in appellations such as Santenay, Beaune, and Savigny-les-Beaune, which offer a beautiful combination of refined tannins and spicy and elegant aromas. The Domaine Paul Pillot also sees itself as one of the suppliers of prestigious and high-quality wines of the region. The Pillot family takes pride in presenting the wines with as personal and authentic a touch as possible, emphasizing the terroir and their history. The quality and finesse of the wines is what drives consumers to return every lustre year. What sets it apart from other estates is its unique approach to producing and showcasing high-quality wines in a friendly and authentic setting.

Top Winery Paul Pillot wines

Looking for the best Winery Paul Pillot wines in Chassagne-Montrachet among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Paul Pillot wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Paul Pillot wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Winery Paul Pillot

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Paul Pillot

How Winery Paul Pillot wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of quick salmon and zucchini lasagna, tuna and cream cheese pie or creamy tomato squid.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Paul Pillot

On the nose the white wine of Winery Paul Pillot. often reveals types of flavors of apples, green apple or lemon and sometimes also flavors of pear, earth or tree fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Paul Pillot. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Paul Pillot

  • 2020With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2019With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.35/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.31/5
  • 2022With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 0With an average score of 4.30/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Paul Pillot.

  • Chardonnay
  • Aligoté

Discovering the wine region of Chassagne-Montrachet

Burgundian jewel of great whites in the Côte de Beaune: signature Chardonnay as king white - green-gold with bronze hues, ample and refined with notes of candied citrus, peach, pineapple, honey, grilled hazelnut, almond, brioche and flinty minerality, fat-freshness balance, long ageing (10-20 years). Structured Pinot Noir red historically dominant (cherry, raspberry, spice, firm tannins). AOC (1937), 3 shared Grands Crus (Montrachet, Bâtard, Criots), 51 Premiers Crus.

The top red wines of Winery Paul Pillot

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Paul Pillot

How Winery Paul Pillot wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of polish goulash, stuffed veal breast or duck breast in a crust.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Paul Pillot

On the nose the red wine of Winery Paul Pillot. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or smoke and sometimes also flavors of earthy, red fruit or strawberries. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Paul Pillot. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Paul Pillot

  • 2008With an average score of 4.06/5
  • 2007With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.99/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.95/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.73/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Paul Pillot.

  • Pinot Noir

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

Whites with many faces: mineral and taut at Chablis (lemon, green apple, flint), opulent and buttery at Meursault and Puligny-Montrachet (hazelnut, brioche, yellow fruits), tense and chalky in Champagne (Blanc de Blancs). Also vinified sparkling and widely exported (Sonoma, Margaret River, Casablanca). A Burgundian variety, a cross of Pinot Noir × Gouais Blanc, half-sibling of Aligoté.

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Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir

Elegant reds, light in colour with silky tannins, showing strawberry, cherry and raspberry aromas, evolving to forest floor, mushroom and spice with age. Fresh acidity, delicate finish. Star of the Côte d'Or (Romanée-Conti, Chambertin, Volnay), pillar of Champagne (Blanc de Noirs) and signature of Oregon, Central Otago and Sonoma Coast. An early-ripening Burgundian variety, one of the world's greatest.