2017 Rully 1er Cru Champs Cloux, Jean-Marc Pillot

Now fully mature and displaying a lovely balance of fresh berry fruit, with a complex finish tinted with winter spice and leather notes, this is the perfect wine to show the benefits of the Côte Chalonnaise, a corner of Burgundy yielding wines increasingly close to those of the Côte dOr, quality-wise, yet at a fraction of the price of a more hallowed appellation. Ignore at your peril!

About the producer, Jean-Marc Pillot:
Now joined by his son Antonin, Jean-Marc Pillot continues to both demonstrate why Chassagne first established its reputation as a red wine commune, while still producing whites that are seductive and richly-textured with superb precision, opened aromatics and flawless balance.