Dom. Jean-Marc Pillot
Les Macherelles
Chassagne Montrachet
2022

The producer

Domaine Jean-Marc Pillot is a well-respected and family-owned winery located in Chassagne-Montrachet, a renowned wine-producing village in the Burgundy region. The domaine is recognized for its commitment to producing high-quality white wines, primarily from Chardonnay grapes, reflecting the unique terroir of the region. The wines crafted by Dom. Jean-Marc Pillot often showcase a balance of fruit, minerality, and elegance, contributing to the domaine's esteemed reputation among Burgundy wine enthusiasts.

Jean-Marc Pillot produces wines from two Premier Cru vineyards in Chassagne-Montrachet: Les Marcherelles (1.5 hectares) and Les Chenevottes (1 hectare). Les Marcherelles offers vibrant acidity and minerality, while Les Chenevottes delivers a richer, more opulent style with a deep mineral backbone. Both wines are crafted with precision, aged in oak barrels, and reflect the unique terroir of each site.

The wine

Jean-Marc Pillot’s Les Marcherelles (1.5 hectares) is fermented with indigenous yeasts in a mix of old oak barrels (15–20% new), followed by 12–15 months aging on lees, in oak barrels. The wine undergoes minimal intervention with low yields and gentle pressing, preserving its vibrant acidity and mineral complexity, while showcasing citrus and floral notes.

We choose our wines based on a range of criteria (see how we choose our wines) of which critic scores is just one. Rather than simply highlight the best score to promote a wine, our average critic score is calculated from the scores provided by several respected wine critics, who we follow for specific regions. They do not represent all critic scores and, wherever possible, we try and give more weight to more recent reviews. Where appropriate we consider market-based scores like Global Wine Score or Wine Searcher Average scores.

As a rule, we look to offer wines that achieve a 92/100 average critic score or better and frankly a lot of very good wines simply don’t make the cut. As a high-end provider we want to reflect that positioning in the quality of wines we offer. Such wines are only a tiny fraction of those generally on offer in the market. We believe that an average score is a more conservative and representative approach, but it is still subjective and only offered as a guide to our customers, who will (and should) do their own research. We will add individual critic scores to our website in the future.