Domaine Paul Pillot was founded in 1900 by Jean-Baptiste Pillot, a barrel maker by trade, who decided to focus full-time on his vines. His sons, Alphonse and Henri, succeeded him after the conclusion of World War I, increasing the Domaine’s holdings significantly and beginning to bottle their own wines. Henri’s son Paul then took over the Domaine in 1968, acquiring more prestigious vineyards across Chassagne-Montrachet and Saint-Aubin.
Today, the domaine owns 13 hectares of vines (4.5 in red) and is run by Paul’s son Thierry who began working in 1999, before taking over full time in 2004. Thierry is the 4th generation to take on the reins of this storied property and is one Burgundy’s brightest stars.
96 Points Jasper Morris MW
There is a little golden heart to this and a nose which is calling forwards something exciting. This has several layers on the palate not just flesh but lively strains throughout. Those attractive lightly bitter youthful touches really dance across the palate and there is excellent length.
94 Points William Kelley (Wine Advocate)
Unwinding in the glass with notes of peach, white flowers, orange zest and beeswax, Pillot’s 2018 Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Caillerets is medium to full-bodied, satiny and textural, with a racy spine of acidity and a long, chalky finish. Fine-boned and precise, it’s showing well.
93 Points Allen Meadows
*Burghound Outstanding!!* Here too there is a barely perceptible suggestion of exotic fruit to the ripe yet cool combination of citrus confit, baked apple, spice and matchstick. The medium weight flavors aren’t quite as dense as those of the CSJ but they’re finer and possess more minerality that adds a sense of lift to the bone-dry and saline-inflected finale. This is a Caillerets of finesse, indeed it’s notably finer than I usually find it.