Domaine Jacques Carillon

We have had a long and rewarding relationship with the Domaine Louis Carillon in Puligny Montrachet having commenced importing the wines of this august estate with the 1980 vintage. The Carillon family traces its viticultural roots in Puligny back to the sixteenth century. There are documents from 1520 attesting to the presence in that locale of Jehan Carillon. The estate has always been run with a scrupulous regard and respect for the traditions of Burgundy and has achieved renown as a producer of the most classic, often understated but always compelling, wines of this village. Now, beginning with the 2010 vintage, the estate has been divided in two, to be shared between Jacques and Francois, the two sons of Louis Carillon. We will continue our work with the domaine by representing, on an exclusive basis for the United States, the wines of Jacques Carillon.

As is the case with all of the Burgundians with whom we work, the Carillons have always applied the most rigorous standards to their work in the vineyards, affecting a near organic methodology. No herbicides are used; the earth is turned by plow and by hand, the vines are pruned short to control production, a severe debudding is practiced and a green harvest is practiced when deemed necessary. Harvest is always manual, a pneumatic pressoir is utilized, fermentation and elevage occur in barrel for at least one year, batonnage is done (judiciously!) and, before bottling, the wines are racked into stainless steel cuves for six months to settle and clarify. The dual goals are to produce ageworthy wines that are intensely expressive of their respective terroirs. They have managed to achieve those goals with stunning regularity and we are confident that Jacques Carillon will continue to produce wines of which his father, Louis, will be proud.

Jacques Carillon will exploit a domaine of 5.5 hectares the overwhelming majority of the vineyards being situated within Puligny Montrachet with additional holdings in Chassagne Montrachet, Saint Aubin and Mercurey.

	Puligny Montrachet: Jacques Carillon now owns 2.6 hectares of vines in the village appellation spread across several parcels. The average age of the vines is 35 years (as of 2011). The elevage in barrel (small and demi-muid) is for one year and 15% new oak is used; the assemblage is done and the wines are racked into stainless steel for an additional six months before being bottled with a delicate fining and light filtration.
	Chassagne-Montrachet: From vines planted in 2013 in Voillenot-Dessous, located immediately south of the village itself, Jacques’s villages-level Chassagne-Montrachet Blanc displays more breadth than the Puligny mentioned above, with a slightly less forward mineral element. Still, the wine shows impressive verve, with surprising depth from such young vines. A modest proportion of new barrels keeps the delicate fruit-mineral interplay at the forefront.
	Puligny Montrachet 1er Cru Les Champs Canet: The domaine owns 0.55 hectare in Champs Canet. The average age of the vines is 38 years (as of 2011). Fermentation and elevage occurs in small barrels, 20% of which are new. This cuvée is the most fine and floral of the offerings from Puligny but it remains defined by its fundamental minerality which courses through the lengthy finish.
	Puligny Montrachet 1er Cru Perrieres: Jacques Carillon now owns approximately 0.56 hectare in the 1er Cru site of “Perrieres”. The average age of the vines are 28 years, planted to clay-limestone soils. Again, the fermentation and elevage occur in small oak barrels, 20% of which are new. This cuvée is perhaps the most rich and broad of the 1er Cru Pulignys of the domaine with a piercing minerality. It is frequently the most reticent of the wines of the domaine in its youth but it has remarkable staying power.
	Puligny Montrachet 1er Cru Les Referts: The domaine controls about a quarter hectare of vines within this noble 1er Cru. The vines are an average age of forty years. The “Referts” is fermented and aged in barrel like the other whites and 20% of the barrels are new. This cuvée is the most refined and elegant and complex of the 1er Cru wines of the domaine, marrying its rich core to a rigorous structure that results in a wine capable of aging gracefully for a decade and more.
	Bienvenues Batard Montrachet Grand Cru: Jacques Carillon has the privilege of owning a small parcel (0.12 hectare) of this rare and sublime Grand Cru. The vines are 40 years of age. The wine is treated in a fashion similar to all the whites of this domaine; the exposure to new oak is limited to 20% during the fermentation and elevage. Production is clearly very limited; the wine itself is grand: rich but disciplined, long in the finish and mouth-coating in its palate presence. We have enjoyed this wine over the years at ten, fifteen and even twenty years of age.

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Carillon Intro Puligny Montrachet Chassagne Montrachet

Chassagne Montrachet Blanc 1er Cru Les Macherelles Puligny Montrachet 1er Cru Les Champs Canet Puligny Montrachet 1er Cru Perrieres

Puligny Montrachet 1er Cru Les Referts Bienvenues Batard Montrachet Grand Cru

Domaine Jacques Carillon

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