Paul Pillot, Chassagne Montrachet Grandes Ruchottes other_regions_australia The lively and beautifully well-delineated

The lively and beautifully well-delineated medium weight flavors seem to be built on a firm base of minerality before culminating in a moderately austere

There is a noticeably finer if less muscular mouthfeel to the equally mineral-inflected medium weight flavors that retain a lovely sense of energy on the well-delineated and again

(also from 60 to 70 year old vines)

licorice and ample black fruits

(worked entirely by hand as the vineyard has a 40% south-facing slope which ensures that it receives plenty of sun)

Paul Pillot, Chassagne Montrachet Grandes Ruchottes other_regions_australia The lively and beautifully well-delineatedLike the Champ Gains this too is overtly floral in character with pretty and airy aromas of spice and citrus suffused white orchard fruit. There is a lovely sense of underlying tension to the lightly stony and chalky textured flavors that terminate in a linear, saline and chiseled finish. This lovely effort is like rolling small stones around in the mouth and a wine that should age gracefully over the mid term.