Domaine Fernand et Laurent Pillot Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Vergers 2021 - Tech Sheet

<!-- image --> <!-- image --> ## Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Vergers 2021 ## B A C K G R O U N D The Pillots have cultivated vines in the Côte de Beaune village of ChassagneMontrachet since 1625. A new and exciting chapter began when, in the 1990s, fatherson team Fernand and Laurent Pillot extended their family's vineyard holdings to also include a few incredible plots in neighboring Pommard and Volnay.Today, the Pillots cultivate 15 hilly hectares, covering 50 parcels (including 12 Premiers Crus). Since Fernand's retirement, Laurent and his son Adrien are continuing the family's legacy with a tireless focus on maintaining the utmost quality. Everything is harvested and sorted by hand and yields are kept painfully low. Every plot is worked under strict 'agrobiologie' principles, and the estate has been proudly HVE-3 certied since 2021 - no easy feat. The family have also been members of the environmental research group DEPHY-EcoPhyto since 2012. ## T E R R O I R &amp; V I N T A G E N O T E S The vines grow on 2.15 acres of very stony limestone soils mixed with shallow red earth. The vineyards are located at 787 feet above sea level. Les Vergers faces due east near the top of the slope north of the village. ## WINE M A KI N G &amp; A G I N G Grapes are hand-harvested and carried to the winery where they undergo alcoholic fermentation in oak barrels (40% new) for a period of two months. The wine is aged in French oak barrels for 11-12 months. ## TA S T I N G N O T E S This wine is very precise with minerality, citrus and white ower aromas. With some ageing, the wine develops more complexity and rounder avors reminiscent of owers, stones and mushrooms. <!-- image --> <!-- image --> <!-- image --> <!-- image --> ## ORIGIN Burgundy, Burgundy, France GRA P E VA R I E T I E S 100% Chardonnay S I Z E S 750ml T E C H N I C A L D E T A I L S ABV: 13%, Closure: Cork WINE M A KE R Laurent Pillot <!-- image -->

<!-- image --> <!-- image --> ## Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Vergers 2021 ## B A C K G R O U N D The Pillots have cultivated vines in the Côte de Beaune village of ChassagneMontrachet since 1625. A new and exciting chapter began when, in the 1990s, fatherson team Fernand and Laurent Pillot extended their family's vineyard holdings to also include a few incredible plots in neighboring Pommard and Volnay.Today, the Pillots cultivate 15 hilly hectares, covering 50 parcels (including 12 Pr…