2017 Jean Marc Pillot Montagny 1er Cru “Les Gouresses”

Pillot has a friend in the appellation of Montagny, in the Côte Chalonnaise, with some old vineyard holdings, the fruit of which he is happy to sell to Jean-Marc each year to help him round out his lineup with some accessibly priced wines of a different character. From a parcel of 110-year-old vines in the well-situated premier cru of Les Gouresses, Jean-Marc renders a wine of intensity and depth, aging it entirely in previously used barrels. This 2017 is powerful and dense, with an intriguing citrus-zest edge to its deeply stony core.