Domaine Jean-Marc Pillot

Jean-Marc started his career as a winemaker in 1985, and his first vintage was made in the new premises in the industrial zone near Chagny in 1991. The Domaine holdings, 90% of which are in the commune of Chassagne-Montrachet, have since increased from 5 hectares to 11 hectares today, half of which are whites and half reds.

The vineyards are managed naturally. The whites are hand-harvested, gently crushed but not destemmed, then pressed. A light settling occurs at a cold temperature before the wines are moved into barrels for a slow, long fermentation at 15°C. The barrels are used for three years, with one-third new oak. The wines stay on their lees in the barrels for 12 months, then are racked into tanks, where they stay for an additional 6 months before bottling.