2021 Domaine Paul Pillot Santenay Rouge "Vieilles Vignes", Burgundy, FranceABOUT THIS WINE The fruit comes from the Chassagne side of Santenay from two lieu dits: Prarons and Champs Claude. The vines here are an average age of 40+ year old vines. Vinification involves 30% whole cluster with only indigenous yeast. The wine is aged in barrel (10% new). Unfined and unfiltered. ABOUT THIS PRODUCER Domaine Paul Pillot was founded in 1900 by Jean Baptiste Pillot, a barrel maker by trade, who decided to focus full time on his

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