Domaine Paul Pillot: Outstanding Chassagne Montrachet from a top-flight talent

“After several consecutive vintages of producing outstanding wines, it’s becoming increasingly clear that Thierry Pillot is a top-flight talent. If you haven’t tried the wines, you should."
Allen Meadows, Burghound, Issue 41

“Paul's son Thierry took over the reins in 2003 and has driven the domaine to new quality heights on both sides of the color spectrums.”
Allen Meadows, Burghound, Issue 37

“The quality and constancy across the (Cote de Beaune whites) appellation hierarchy is better [in 2009] than in 2008” Sarah Marsh, The Burgundy Briefing

Thierry Pillot is starting to hit his groove, driving the wines of his family Domaine to greater and greater heights. With each vintage the wines here get purer, more refined and, well, just better. Thierry is great friends with Vincent Dancer, Marc Bachelet, Arnaud Mortet and many of the other young guns of Burgundy. He is part of a revolution that has been sweeping through the Cote d’Or: a zeitgeist being driven by a new generation. The wines of his father were always good, in no small part due to the quality of the holdings. However it is strikingly clear to us, and regular visitors like Allen Meadows, that this invigorated address has well and truly kicked up another gear and now bears comparison with the very best that Chassagne has to offer. Further, this is a Domaine that is still grossly under-rated in the Australian market. There are better known Chassagne names here, as they have been imported for longer and there is more wine, but don’t make the mistake of assuming that because you are more familiar with these other names that the wines are... learn more