An insider’s buy in white Burgundy, the 2023 Domaine Lamy-Pillot Saint-Aubin 1er Cru Les Combes Blanc is made by Sébastien Caillat, the same winemaker behind the sought-after (and very expensive) Lamy-Caillat label, at a fraction of the price yet in a near-identical, classical style. From a tiny 0.27-ha parcel planted in 1989 on limestone-marl, the fruit is whole-cluster pressed, fermented, and aged in French oak with minimal manipulation and a restrained touch of new wood, yielding a structured, mineral-driven wine built to age. The excellent 2023 vintage shows here as precise citrus and stonefruit, a saline, focused mid-palate, and a long, chalk-lined finish. One to enjoy now and over the next 10 or so years, this is a smart buy for white Burgundy and a real hidden gem of the 2023 vintage!
Jasper Morris 90 points! "Pale colour, a softer white orchard fruit on the nose, there being more clay in the soil here. The mouth retains a certain juiciness, with the apples expanding towards the back of the palate. Clean and correct."
2023 Domaine Lamy-Pillot Saint-Aubin 1er Cru Les Combes Blanc
2023 Domaine Lamy-Pillot Saint-Aubin 1er Cru Les Combes Blanc
An insider’s buy in white Burgundy, the 2023 Domaine Lamy-Pillot Saint-Aubin 1er Cru Les Combes Blanc is made by Sébastien Caillat, the same winemaker behind the sought-after (and very expensive) Lamy-Caillat label, at a fraction of the price yet in a near-identical, classical style. From a tiny 0.27-ha parcel planted in 1989 on limestone-marl, the fruit is whole-cluster pressed, fermented, and aged in French oak with minimal manipulation and a restrained touch of new wood, yielding a structured, mineral-driven wine built to age. The excellent 2023 vintage shows here as precise citrus and stonefruit, a saline, focused mid-palate, and a long, chalk-lined finish. One to enjoy now and over the next 10 or so years, this is a smart buy for white Burgundy and a real hidden gem of the 2023 vintage!
Jasper Morris 90 points! "Pale colour, a softer white orchard fruit on the nose, there being more clay in the soil here. The mouth retains a certain juiciness, with the apples expanding towards the back of the palate. Clean and correct."
