Located at the eastern end of the Grands Crus hill, “Les Blanchots” takes its name from the stony nature of the soil, consisting of whitish limestone and the light clay-limestone subsoil.
Our plot is situated on a very steep slope in the coolest sector of this climate, a guarantee of liveliness and finesse in the wines. The soil, which in some places has bluish clay and the mainly morning sunshine, gives this Grand Cru a very special character, which gives the wine a dominant floral character.
The nose is dominated by an exquisite bouquet of white flowers (lily, rose). The palate is full of breadth and generosity, of great harmony, with a very mineral finish, slightly iodized and smoky (flint, pencil lead).
Enjoy this wine with finely cooked seafood (lobster, lobster, etc.), or poultry and white meat roasted or in sauce.
Ideal recipe: citrus sea bass steak
Serve between 12 and 14°C.
Should be enjoyed young or stored for 5 to 10 years or more.
The Maison Albert Bichot wine company was founded by Bernard Bichot in 1831 in the small town of Monthelie. Today, the sixth generation runs the company, which is based in Beaune just outside the city walls. Bichot represents fields all over Burgundy, and is today one of the largest Burgundy exporters. Furthermore, Bichot owns the four highly respected Domaines: Domaine Adélie in Mercurey, Domaine Long-Depaquit in Chablis, Domaine du Clos Frantin in Nuits-Saint-Georges and Domaine du Pavillon in Pommard.
Over the past few years, Maison Albert Bichot has gone through a generational change, not only in the management of the company, which is currently handled by Alberic Bichot, but also in the entire structure around viticulture and vinification. From previously growing and producing largely all wines centrally from Beaune, today teams of vintners have been created who are specialists in the production of wine – whether in Chablis, Côte de Beaune, Côte de Nuits or elsewhere . Likewise, production takes place on the domains before the finished wines are brought to the cellars in Beaune, from where they are packed and sent out to all corners of the world.
Since Bichot bought the Domaine du Pavillon in Pommard in 1993, the domaine has expanded to today own 17 hectares. Domaine du Pavillon with associated winery is located in the heart of the 4 hectare Clos des Ursulines vineyard. As at Domaine du Clos Frantin, the entire mechanical production apparatus has been eliminated in favor of manual precision work. In the estate’s vineyards, chemical growth promoters have also been eliminated in favor of natural fertilizers. If necessary, green harvesting is also used to achieve high grape quality with a low yield. The annual production at Domaine du Pavillon is only 90,000 bottles. It can also be mentioned that Bichot’s managing director Alberic Bichot (born in 1964) together with his wife and two children, lives on a daily basis at the very beautiful Domaine du Pavillon.
