Domaine Paul Pillot Chassagne Montrachet Mazures 2019

Domaine Paul Pillot’s Chassagne-Montrachet Les Mazures 2019 is a beautifully poised white Burgundy that marries precision with real depth of flavor. Drawn from a single, well-situated lieu-dit in Chassagne, it shows the domaine’s hallmark finesse: silk-smooth texture, bright citrus drive and a long, saline finish. In a ripe yet classically structured vintage like 2019, Les Mazures stands out as one of Pillot’s most charming and expressive cuvées, offering serious quality while remaining immediately alluring.

Tasting Notes
In the glass, the 2019 Les Mazures is a pale, luminous straw-gold with green highlights, reflecting its freshness and youthful energy. The nose opens with pure citrus—lemon zest and grapefruit—layered over notes of crisp orchard fruit, white peach and green apple, followed by nuances of fresh-baked bread, almond, chalk dust and a subtle floral lift. There’s a gentle creaminess to the aroma that never feels heavy, just refined. On the palate, the wine is medium to full-bodied yet wonderfully lithe, with a silken texture wrapped around a focused, vibrant core. Citrus and orchard fruit are joined by hints of stone fruit, toasted hazelnut and a fine, mouthwatering salinity that extends through the long finish. The line of acidity is bright but perfectly integrated, giving the wine both tension and drinkability. Already delicious, this 2019 has the concentration and structure to improve over the next 5–8 years, gaining further complexity and a more layered, nutty character with time in bottle.

Production
Les Mazures comes from a single, well-exposed parcel in Chassagne-Montrachet, where limestone-rich soils with clay and fine gravel provide both tension and generosity to Chardonnay. Domaine Paul Pillot farms these vineyards with great care, favoring low yields, careful canopy management and hand harvesting at optimal ripeness to preserve freshness in a naturally ripe vintage like 2019. In the cellar, the grapes are gently pressed and the juice is fermented with indigenous yeasts in French oak barrels, with a modest proportion of new oak to frame the fruit rather than dominate it. Aging on fine lees adds texture and complexity while malolactic fermentation and judicious bâtonnage are handled with restraint, resulting in a wine that showcases clarity, finesse and the mineral signature of its terroir.

Food & Serving
This Chassagne-Montrachet is a superb partner for refined seafood and elegant poultry dishes. Think butter-poached lobster, scallops with a light beurre blanc, turbot or sole, roast chicken with morel cream sauce, veal blanquette or richly flavored vegetable dishes like truffled risotto and roasted root vegetables. Serve at 10–12°C (50–54°F) to highlight both its aromatic complexity and its precise acidity. A short decant of 20–30 minutes, or simply opening the bottle a bit before serving, will help the wine unfurl its citrus, bread and orchard-fruit notes and reveal the full length of its salty, mineral finish.

Producer
Domaine Paul Pillot is one of the rising stars of the Côte de Beaune, with deep roots in Chassagne-Montrachet dating back to the late 19th century. Today, the estate is led by Paul’s son, Thierry Pillot, who has earned a reputation for crafting some of the most refined, mineral-driven whites in the village. Focusing on meticulous vineyard work, restrained use of oak and a light touch in the cellar, the domaine produces wines that are praised for their precision, elegance and transparent expression of terroir. Their holdings in key Chassagne lieux-dits and premiers crus, combined with consistent critical acclaim in recent vintages, have firmly established Domaine Paul Pillot as a benchmark producer in the region.