History
    •    The Pillot family has been settled in Chassagne-Montrachet since the 18th century, at first as coopers more than as growers. In the 19th century it gave up barrel-making to expand its vineyards.
    •    Fernand Pillot shared the family vineyards with his brother Jean. In the 1960s the two bought a plot in Noyers Brets, in Puligny-Montrachet.
    •    Laurent, the fourth generation, joined the estate in 1988. In 1994, with a new winery in Chassagne, his father handed him the winemaking and stayed in the vineyards.
    •    Through the family of his wife Marie-Anne, the estate took on vines in Pommard in the early 1990s, then in 2001 the former Pothier-Rieusset estate (one half inherited, the other bought).
    •    The next generation is Adrien, the eldest son, trained in Beaune and then in Australia, South Africa and California. He now runs the winery during harvest.

The estate in figures
    •    About 14.5 to 14.8 ha, after peaking at 18 ha and selling plots in regional appellations.
    •    Around fifty plots in 22 appellations, across eight villages of the Côte de Beaune, from Santenay to Beaune.
    •    Roughly half white, half red.

The wines
    •    Chassagne-Montrachet: village white (a blend of about ten plots, including La Bergerie and Le Chêne) and village red Vieilles Vignes.
    •    Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru whites: Les Vergers, Les Champgains, Morgeot (upper part of the climat), Vide Bourse (next to Bâtard-Montrachet, about a third of the climat) and Grandes Ruchottes.
    •    Puligny-Montrachet Noyers Brets, Saint-Aubin 1er Cru Sentier du Clou, Meursault 1er Cru Les Caillerets.
    •    Pommard: Tavannes, and the 1ers Crus Charmots and Rugiens.

The signature
    •    Precise, pure whites with body and generosity.
    •    Velvety, juicy reds with expressive Pinot fruit, balanced even when young.
    •    Wines known for excellent value, good young and able to age well.

In the vineyard
    •    Organic practices and ploughing, no chemical weedkillers; organic certification process started in 2021.
    •    A member since 2012 of the Dephy Ecophyto network, which works to reduce copper treatments.
    •    Controlled yields (disbudding, green harvesting, leaf thinning) for more concentration, especially in the reds.

In the cellar
    •    Each plot is picked and vinified separately, then blended.
    •    For the whites, light settling and barrel ageing with a measured share of new oak (20 to 25% for the village Chassagne).