Domaine Paul Pillot Saint-Aubin 1er Cru Les Charmois 2023

Both of Pillot’s Saint-Aubin vineyards lie on the east-facing hillside bordering Chassagne 1er Cru Chaumées. In reality, this is the end of the ‘Chassagne’ hillside. In other words, these sites are separated from the rest of Saint Aubin by a small ‘valley’—the 1er Cru of En Remilly sits on the other side of this valley. So, it’s a very interesting part of Saint-Aubin, very different from the terroirs of Domaine Hubert Lamy for example. Les Charmois sits higher than Pitangerets, and though there is plenty of limestone influence, the soils are a little deeper here. This, and perhaps the more westerly exposition, tends to result in a riper, fruitier and more generous wine than Pitangerets. The domaine farms just over a hectare of 50+-year-old vines, and the wine is raised with just 10% new oak.