Jean-Marc Pillot Corton Charlemagne Grand Cru 2020 [NET] Lettie Teague WSJ On Wine This is a tiny production

This is a tiny production and extremely delicious rose from one of our favorite growers in the Aube

Made from a selection of the estate's best grand cru grapes

and it makes an unreasonably good French 75

From the winemaker: This wine is produced from Sangiovese grapes with a small percentage of Colorino hand-picked mainly in the Doccio a Matteo vineyard which make it one of the most classic wines produced in the Chianti Mountains

they are captured at their peak by our skilful whisky creators

Jean-Marc Pillot Corton Charlemagne Grand Cru 2020 [NET] Lettie Teague WSJ On Wine This is a tiny productionJean Marc Pillot distinct from cousins Paul Pillot and Fernand & Laurent Pillot is a fourth generation Chassagne white wine specialist, and this Corton Charlemagne is a tiny, almost mythical production: just a couple of barrels per vintage, made from purchased fruit sourced through his friend Blair Pethel of Domaine Dublere. 2020 was a warm, sunny vintage, and the wine shows the appellation's signature muscularity: massive scale, intense minerality,