Domaine Fernand et Laurent Pillot Chassagne-Montrachet Grandes Ruchottes 1er Cru 2021 - Tech Sheet

PALM BAY® INTERNATIONAL Chassagne-Montrachet Grandes Ruchottes 1er Cru 2021 BACKGROUND The Pillots have cultivated vines in the Côte de Beaune village of Chassagne- Montrachet since 1625. A new and exciting chapter began when, in the 1990s, father- son 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 certified since 2021 – no easy feat. The family have also been members of the environmental research group DEPHY–EcoPhyto since 2012. TERROIR & VINTAGE NOTES The vines grow on the stony, rocky slope above the village, with clay and limestone subsoils. Located on the highest slopes in the Chassagne-Montrachet appellations, Grandes Ruchottes is amongst the longest ageing and most mineral-dominated of all the Chassagne 1ers Crus. WINEMAKING & AGING Grapes are hand-harvested and carried to the winery, where they undergo alcoholic fermentation in oak barrels (50% new) for a period of two months. The wine is aged in French oak barrels for 11–12 months. TASTING NOTES A powerful wine with a great balance of acidity and minerality. Aromas of wet rocks and stone fruits lead way to a full-bodied wine with notes of apple, pear, honey and roasted almond. [image of bottle] Pillot ORIGIN Chassagne Montrachet, Burgundy, France GRAPE VARIETIES 100% Chardonnay SIZES 750ml TECHNICAL DETAILS ABV: %, Closure: Cork WINEMAKER Laurent Pillot [QR CODE] [in icons] @palmbayinternational PALMBAY.COM

PALM BAY® INTERNATIONAL Chassagne-Montrachet Grandes Ruchottes 1er Cru 2021 BACKGROUND The Pillots have cultivated vines in the Côte de Beaune village of Chassagne- Montrachet since 1625. A new and exciting chapter began when, in the 1990s, father- son 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).…