2018 Francois Carillon Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Perrieres Magnum
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Body: full-bodied. Like most white wines from Côte de Beaune; 14% alcohol.
Acidity: fairly high. from the fairly cool climate of .
Aromas: stone fruit, tropical fruit and orchard fruit, typical of
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Log inFounded in 2010, Domaine François Carillon is the long-standing legacy of a family wine estate dating back to the 16th century in Puligny-Montrachet, a very typical wine village in the south of the Côte de Beaune - the most famous terroir of Burgundy for white wines. Situated in the heart of the village, the estate today owns and manages a vineyard of sixteen hectares in Puligny-Montrachet, Chassagne-Montrachet and Saint-Aubin. The estate produces around seventeen (depending on the harvests) different appellations, mainly in Chardonnay. Given the small production, the white wines of François Carillon are mainly found in the best restaurants in the world.
The Carillon family has been growing grapes in Puligny-Montrachet for almost 500 years. Ancient written sources found in Puligny tell of the life and work of Jean Carillon as early as 1520. His family continued to work the land and vineyard until the phylloxera crisis, which occurred at the end of the nineteenth century. Prosper and Jeanne Carillon were then forced to leave the region and work near Paris to provide for their needs, but soon returned out of love for the land and the vines. After the First World War, the entire estate was replanted. In the 1960s, polyculture and cattle breeding were abandoned in favor of the almost exclusive cultivation of Chardonnay by Louis Carillon. François began tending the family vineyards in 1988, working with his father Louis and brother Jacques until 2010, when the estate was divided between the two brothers.
Since 2010 and the creation of his own wine estate, François Carillon has become a renowned reference in Puligny-Montrachet for the refinement of his wines. Supported by a dynamic and close-knit team of ten people, François uses his energy and enthusiasm to constantly increase the quality and elegance of his products, thus pursuing the development of the family business with the same enthusiasm as in his early days. He ensures the future of the vineyard by passing on his know-how and love for his work to his four children.
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William Kelley
Notes of citrus oil, fresh apricot, pear white flowers and wheat toast preface Carillon's 2018 Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Perrières, a medium to full-bodied, fleshy and enveloping wine that's a bit more delicate and fine-boned than his Folatières or Combettes.
As I observed earlier this year, Domaine François Carillon—as well as François's négociant activity under the same label—is only a new incarnation of a long-standing family tradition that stretches back many generations: François is named after his great-grandfather, François Virot, the pioneering regisseur of Domaine Leflaive who must rank among the 20th century's greatest white winemakers, and he began working with his father, Louis Carillon, with the 1988 vintage. François's style is richer and more gourmand than his brother Jacques's, and he harvests later; in 2018, that translates to ripe, fleshy, textural wines that Carillon contends will be refined by long élevage on the lees. Purists might prefer his elegant, expressive 2017s, but these generous, gourmand wines will no doubt find an avid clientele the world over.
Published: Feb 13, 2020
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92
Drinking Window
2023 - 2040
From: Dealing with the New Paradigm: Burgundy 2018 (Nov 2022)
The 2018 Puligny-Montrachet Les Perrières 1er Cru feels a bit staid on the nose compared to its peers. Yet, it opens nicely with aeration, with touches of orchard fruit and dewy meadow. The palate is well-defined with crisp acidity, quite dense and concentrated and missing a little mineralité and tension on the finish that has a hint of struck match reduction. Tasted blind at the Burgfest 2018 white tasting.
- By Neal Martin on May 2022
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Established in 2010, Domaine François Carillon is the long-standing legacy of a wine family business dating back to the 16th century in Puligny-Montrachet, a very typical wine village in the south of the Côte de Beaune - Burgundy's most famous terroir for white wine wines .
Located in the heart of the village, the estate today owns and manages a sixteen hectare vineyard in Puligny-Montrachet, Chassagne-Montrachet and Saint-Aubin. The estate produces about seventeen (depending on the harvests) different appellations, mainly in Chardonnay.
Due to the small production, the white wines of François Carillon are mainly found only in the best restaurants in the world. They are all praised by wine experts and wine aficionados, who recognize their accuracy and poise.
The Carillon family has been growing grapes in Puligny-Montrachet for almost 500 years. Ancient written records found in Puligny recount the life and work of Jean Carillon as far back as 1520. His family continued to farm the land and vineyard until the phylloxera crisis, which occurred at the end of the nineteenth century. Prosper and Jeanne Carillon then had to leave the region and work near Paris to support their needs, but soon returned for a love of the land and the vines. After the First World War, the entire estate was replanted. In the 1960s, polyculture and ranching were abandoned in favor of Louis Carillon's almost exclusive culture of Chardonnay.
François started tending the family vineyards in 1988 and worked with his father Louis and brother Jacques until 2010 when the estate was divided between the two brothers. Since 2010 and the creation of his own wine estate, François Carillon has become a renowned reference in Puligny-Montrachet for the refinement of his wines. Supported by a dynamic and close-knit team of about ten people, François dedicates his energy and enthusiasm to constantly increase the quality and elegance of his products, pursuing the development of the family affair with the same enthusiasm as in his early days. He ensures the future of the vineyard by passing on his know-how and love for his work to his four children.
Everything starts in the vineyard. To obtain the best possible grapes, François is strongly committed to a precise and environmentally friendly approach to viticulture. The vines are therefore managed as naturally as possible. Since 1992, all our plots with vines have been weeded by tractor or horse plowing, and no weed killer is used. Respect for the environment and living organisms is something François deeply believes in.
Only products of natural origin are used, and only when necessary. In addition, instead of burning vines, as is often the case in Burgundy, they process them into small shreds, compost them and distribute them in the vines. In combination with horse manure, they enrich the soil without using fertilizers. The vineyard density is about 10000 vines per hectare, which allows them to extract plant food and water from the Puligny terroir (a lot of competition is deeper rooting). The pruning of the vine is done manually ('Guyot' pruning) and the grapes are harvested manually.
De 2018 François Carillon Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Perrières heeft een elegante, mineraalgedreven smaak met knapperige citrus, rijpe appel, subtiele perzik en een verfijnde toast- en boterachtige toets die typisch is voor top-Chardonnay uit de Côte de Beaune. Dankzij zijn frisse zuurgraad, ziltige mineraliteit en verfijnde romigheid staat hij prachtig naast gevogelte, witte vis, schelpdieren en zachte kazen; de wijn snijdt door rijkere sauzen heen maar vult ook delicate zeevruchten aan zonder ze te overheersen. Extra geslaagd zijn licht gegrilde of zacht gebakken bereidingen zoals een gebakken zeebaars met een citronnier-botersaus, coquilles pochée met een lichte beurre blanc, of een kip in roomsaus en fijne kruiden, omdat die technieken de textuur en aromatische complexiteit van de wijn benadrukken.
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