2024 Domaine Jean Marc Pillot Rully Blanc 1er Cru Les Raclots

Les Raclots is a Rully 1er Cru on the clay and limestone soils typical of the northern Cote Chalonnaise, and Domaine Jean Marc Pillot sources it from a friend's parcel of vines about 60 years old. In the hands of a Chassagne Montrachet grower it comes out more serious than most Rully: saline, powerful and deep, rich without going heavy, and able to stand next to some of the domaine's own Chassagne 1er Crus. Jean Marc Pillot learned his trade beside his father, Jean, took over the estate in 1991 and now shares the work with his son Antonin, the fifth generation. Their Chassagne domaine is one of several in the village carrying the Pillot name, each run separately. The wine has the structure to improve in bottle for several years.