Laurent Pillot took over from his father when only in his mid-twenties, transforming the family from grape growers to estate-bottling domaine in one vintage. Ambitious, energetic, hard working, determined, gregarious, and yet somehow understated and humble (Laurent explains his shyness by the fact that he grew up across the street from Nöel Ramonet), Laurent Pillot has launched Domaine F. & L. Pillot into the realm of the up-and-coming superstars of Chassagne-Montrachet.
Working with a superb collection of vineyards augmented by his wife's inheritance (née Pothier), a string of great vintages, and a new modern winemaking facility on the outskirts of the village, Domaine F. & L. Pillot is producing some of the region's most exciting white and red wines. Older vines (average 40 years) and low yields, the result of his father's tireless efforts in the vines, are giving Laurent superb material for his winemaking efforts.
