2022 BOURGOGNE BLANC Domaine Fernand & Laurent Pillot
Côte d'Or Burgundy France
13%
White
.
One third from Chassagne, two thirds from Pommard.
Apples, pears, lemon and a touch of peach. Nice ripeness and roundness, good rich texture with peppy acidity. 50% went through oak. Quintessential Bourgogne Blanc.
2019 VOLNAY Domaine Fernand & Laurent Pillot
Côte d'Or Burgundy France
14%
Red
Pinot Noir.
4 parcels, two of which (Ronceret and Brouillard) are premiers crus. So silky - juicy fruit, red and blue, a cool fresh expression.
L&S2018 BEAUNE 1er Cru Boucherottes Domaine Fernand & Laurent Pillot
Côte d'Or Burgundy France
13.5%
Red
Pinot Noir.
Bright and fresh to look at with a blue edge, and it hits the palate fresh with very fine tannins that just give a sense of volume more than any roughness. Sleek and elegant.
L&S2019 BEAUNE 1er Cru Boucherottes Domaine Fernand & Laurent Pillot
Côte d'Or Burgundy France
13.5%
Red
Pinot Noir.
Very Beaune, with nothing to excess, but a beautiful balance of all the elements, fresh and full.
L&S2019 POMMARD Tavannes Domaine Fernand & Laurent Pillot
Côte d'Or Burgundy France
13.5%
Red
Pinot Noir.
Aromatically a little more reserved that sometimes? but a broad richness spreading a rich density of fruit with fine tannins just asserting themselves a little on the finish. The ripeness of the tannins gives a very fine...(read more)
L&S2020 VOLNAY Domaine Fernand & Laurent Pillot
Côte d'Or Burgundy France
14.5%
Red
Pinot Noir.
Tasted when racked but not yet bottled. Not as dark or rich as the Pommard Tavannes but yet again this is a big wine with plenty of red & black fruits. Sweet spice. Lots of tannic structure. Ripe, rich but well balanced.
L&S2020 CHASSAGNE MONTRACHET Rouge 1er Cru Morgeot Domaine Fernand & Laurent Pillot
Côte d'Or Burgundy France
14.5%
Red
Pinot Noir.
This year, the younger vines have come into play, which is perhaps why the 2020 comes across more elegant than the previous wines. Very Pinot Noir nose of red fruits, sweet spice & pepper. Less tannic, less obvious r...(read more)
L&S2022 SAINT AUBIN 1er Cru Sentier du Clou Domaine Fernand & Laurent Pillot
Côte d'Or Burgundy France
13.5%
White
Chardonnay.
This plot inherited from Adrien’s great-grandmother, who was a Colin.
Good rich ripeness to the fruit – greengages, with a touch of peachiness. Nicely balanced, great acidity and freshness.
2017 POMMARD 1er Cru Charmots Domaine Fernand & Laurent Pillot
Côte d'Or Burgundy France
13.5%
Red
Pinot Noir.
Enticing fine fruit nose with a touch of smoke. Refined palate. Good structure to the dark fruit. There is substance and freshness, but it is the elegance of this site which comes out above all. Will repay a short time i...(read more)
L&S2022 CHASSAGNE MONTRACHET Domaine Fernand & Laurent Pillot
Côte d'Or Burgundy France
13.5%
White
Chardonnay.
8 different vineyards make up the blend, good combination of the mix of a variety of terroirs and exposures.
Nice gently spicy nose, honeysuckle, peach, waxy lemon. Palate a bit broader with the ripeness of the v...(read more)
2022 CHASSAGNE MONTRACHET Les Chênes Domaine Fernand & Laurent Pillot
Côte d'Or Burgundy France
13.5%
White
Chardonnay.
Lieu-dit. Separated as it has a great individual personality of its own. Vines up to 50 years old.
More savoury on the nose, more intensity here to the fruit. Lovely palate of honeysuckle, yellow plums, lemon and...(read more)
2022 PULIGNY MONTRACHET Noyers Brets Domaine Fernand & Laurent Pillot
Côte d'Or Burgundy France
13.5%
White
Chardonnay.
First plot below Enseignères. More clay, so arguably not your typical Puligny, says Adrien.
Spicy apples and pears, touch of blossom, waxy lemons. Great mineral drive, wet stones. Amazing freshness, very good.
2016 POMMARD 1er Cru Charmots Domaine Fernand & Laurent Pillot
Côte d'Or Burgundy France
13.5%
Red
Pinot Noir.
Thump - in contrast to the Vergers. This is immediately much firmer. Really lovely fruit, but you can sense the toast here, a good spiced edge. More darkness, black baked damson and more intense, a touch of more bitter f...(read more)
L&S2015 POMMARD 1er Cru Rugiens Domaine Fernand & Laurent Pillot
Côte d'Or Burgundy France
13.5%
Red
Pinot Noir.
Laurent's vines in Rugiens du bas make such a different style to the wines from the harder, whiter, rocker slopes at the top, so he has even used 50% whole bunches in this without fear of making it tough. Black cherry cr...(read more)
L&S2022 CHASSAGNE MONTRACHET 1er Cru Fairendes Domaine Fernand & Laurent Pillot
Côte d'Or Burgundy France
13.5%
White
Chardonnay.
Below Grandes Ruchottes. Vinified separately to Morgeot when they can.
More peppy, zippy acidity, but great rich broadness to the fruit. Yellow plums, mirabelles, confit lemon again. Gorgeous balance, very appetising.
2022 CHASSAGNE MONTRACHET 1er Cru Vergers Domaine Fernand & Laurent Pillot
Côte d'Or Burgundy France
13.5%
White
Chardonnay.
High acidity from this plot due to high proportion of old vines. Bottled a week before tasting.
Great intensity, wonderful expression of ripe pears and greengage fruit. Beautiful refreshing acidity. Great salty li...(read more)
2022 CHASSAGNE MONTRACHET 1er Cru Morgeot Domaine Fernand & Laurent Pillot
Côte d'Or Burgundy France
13.5%
White
Chardonnay.
Mainly Petit Clos and some Fairendes. Cooler area, more clay with some marl.
Richer again, but with more of a citrus expression to the fruit. Confit lemons, cooked rind. Gentle sweet spice. Lovely bead of acidity...(read more)
2022 CHASSAGNE MONTRACHET 1er Cru Champgains Domaine Fernand & Laurent Pillot
Côte d'Or Burgundy France
13.5%
White
Chardonnay.
Under the family home. Perfect balance of limestone, clay and sand.
Certainly moved up a register here, in the sense of opulence of fruit from this vintage. The nose is much more powerful and expressive, yet with...(read more)
2022 MEURSAULT 1er Cru Caillerets Domaine Fernand & Laurent Pillot
Côte d'Or Burgundy France
13.5%
White
Chardonnay.
Lemons cooked in butter. Spicy, sweet baking spice. Broad and quite classically Meursault – but with so much elegance and fresh acidity. Quite tightly wound, with great mineral freshness. Really accomplished and well don...(read more)
L&S2022 CHASSAGNE MONTRACHET Domaine Fernand & Laurent Pillot
Côte d'Or Burgundy France
13.5%
White
Chardonnay.
Half-bottles
8 different vineyards make up the blend, good combination of the mix of a variety of terroirs and exposures.
Nice gently spicy nose, honeysuckle, peach, waxy lemon. Palate a bit broader with the ripeness of the v...(read more)
2022 CHASSAGNE MONTRACHET 1er Cru Morgeot Domaine Fernand & Laurent Pillot
Côte d'Or Burgundy France
13.5%
White
Chardonnay.
Half-bottles
Mainly Petit Clos and some Fairendes. Cooler area, more clay with some marl.
Richer again, but with more of a citrus expression to the fruit. Confit lemons, cooked rind. Gentle sweet spice. Lovely bead of acidity...(read more)