Jean-Marc Pillot Santenay Rouge Les Champs Claude 2020 (750ml)

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Producer	Jean-Marc Pillot
Country	France
Region	Burgundy
Subregion	Cote de Beaune
Varietal	Pinot Noir
Vintage	2020
Sku	14016
Size	750ml

 

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The wine offers spice-drenched flavors of mentholated cherry, with a sense of rippling energy and mouthwatering acidity.

Pillot owns a sizable 1.4-hectare parcel of Pinot Noir planted in 1970 in this Santenay lieu-dit, and his gentle extraction (100% whole clusters, employing only pump-overs) and no-new-oak élévage allow the friendly, juicy red fruit to take center stage over the rusticity typical of this appellation.

Jean-Marc Pillot is the fourth generation of his branch of the Pillot family to tend vineyards in Chassagne Montrachet. He joined his father, Jean, in 1985 to learn the craft of “vigneron”. After six years of working side-by-side, Jean-Marc assumed the direction of the domaine in 1991 with the assistance of his wife, Nadine, and his sister, Beatrice. 

Discreet but perceptible wood sets off the ripe aromas earth, humus and black pinot fruit that has a vaguely wild aspect to it. There is excellent volume and mid-palate density to the nicely vibrant and textured medium-bodied flavors that exude a subtle minerality on the lightly austere and rustic finale. This is a lovely Santenay villages and worth your interest. Outstanding Top value Drink: 2026+