Description
High on the Saint-Romain hillside beneath the village’s limestone cliffs, the 2017 Jean-Marc Pillot Saint-Romain Blanc La Périère is drawn from a parcel of thin, stony ground where fractured limestone and marl provide firm drainage and naturally limit vigor. Altitude and frequent winds extend the growing season, setting up a long, measured ripening window in this cool upland sector. The site is tended by hand under sustainable methods, with canopy adjustments matched to shifting light and airflow across the slope. Grapes are harvested manually and pressed as whole clusters, then fermented in French oak barrels with a modest annual renewal. Lees aging continues with limited movement to preserve structural definition. Within Pillot’s series of hillside Chardonnays, La Périère offers a precise rendering of Saint-Romain’s limestone slopes shaped by focused viticulture and restrained, terroir driven élevage.