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Thierry Pillot, St Aubin 1er Cru Les Castets 2023
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About the Producer
Thierry Pillot is truly one of a kind – a thoughtful vigneron who consistently provides some of the most soulful insights into the world of Burgundy. His family-owned Domaine Paul Pillot, that he took over in 2004 and runs with his sister Chrystelle and father Paul, has been making some of Burgundy’s finest whites and reds for some time now. He produces understated, chiseled Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from some of the best dirt in Chassagne-Montrachet, Santenay, and St. Aubin. These are wines with texture, verve, and palate-staining length, made with a subtle use of wood. Everything that comes from this exceptional domaine is pure and lacy. The wood is always perfectly balanced in Thierry’s wines (a maximum of 10% new, with some of the top wines seeing recent barrels only). These are wines that deliver a distinctly crunchy saline quality. There is never a hint of green or over-ripeness. The needle is threaded to perfection! Timing, balance, elegance, touch, texture, and length – you really do get it all here. The reds are equally compelling (listen to his thoughts on 2018 vs. 2019 below!). There is a grain and irony mineral component that is utterly mouthwatering in every glass. Chassagne-Montrachet and Santenay are special in his hands and the reds are always unfined and unfiltered. Our Terroir Talk with Thierry Pillot dives into the qualities of the terroir at Domaine Pillot, the 2017 vintage, and the larger conversations that are happening in Burgundy with the next generation of winemakers now at the helm.
