Domaine François Carillon Puligny Montrachet Les Folatieres 1er Cru 2021 Bouteille (75cl)
The 2021 Domaine François Carillon Puligny-Montrachet Les Folatières 1er Cru is a white Burgundy wine crafted in Puligny-Montrachet from 100% Chardonnay. Stemming from the Les Folatières climat and classified as Premier Cru, it originates from clay-limestone soils. For this cuvée, the estate notes an aging process in barrels involving 22% new oak, with both alcoholic and malolactic fermentations carried out in cask, followed by a harmonization phase in tank. Domaine François Carillon, based in Puligny-Montrachet, also cultivates other premier crus within the commune.
La bouteille proposée
- Size
- Bottle (75cl)
- Label Condition
- Perfect
- Fill Level
- Perfect
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Identité du vin
- Couleur
- White
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Bourgogne
- Appellation
- Puligny Montrachet
- Producteur / Domaine
- François Carillon
- Parcelle / Cru
- Les Folatières
- Millésime
- 2021
François Carillon
Founded in 2010 in Puligny-Montrachet, Domaine François Carillon farms over 16 hectares, predominantly dedicated to Chardonnay, across Puligny-Montrachet, Chassagne-Montrachet, and Saint-Aubin. Notably, François Carillon crafts Puligny-Montrachet from the Premier Crus Les Folatières, Les Combettes, Champ Gain, and Les Perrières, with vinification and aging carried out at the estate.
- Owner
- François Carillon
- Surface (ha)
- 16.00 ha
- Production (average bottles per vintage)
- 150000
Histoire du domaine
The Carillon family has been documented in Puligny-Montrachet since the 16th century: records mention Jean Carillon and his winemaking activity as early as 1520, while the year 1611, engraved on a stone in a family cellar, is featured today in the estate's identity. Following the phylloxera crisis, Prosper and Jeanne Carillon temporarily left the village to work in Chartres before returning; the vineyard was replanted after the First World War. In the 1960s, Louis Carillon gradually abandoned mixed farming and livestock to specialize in viticulture, primarily with Chardonnay. François Carillon took charge of the family vines starting in 1988 and worked alongside his father Louis and his brother Jacques. Following their final joint vintage in 2009, the Domaine Louis Carillon was divided between the two brothers: François established his own estate in 2010, initially comprising about 6.5 hectares. The operation has since expanded to over 16 hectares. François Carillon remains at the head of the estate, passing on his expertise to his four children.
Les Folatières
Les Folatières is a climat officially classified as a Premier Cru of the Puligny-Montrachet appellation, in the commune of the same name. Its regulatory perimeter brings together the lieux-dits Es Folatières, En la Richarde dit Les Folatières, Peux Bois dit Les Folatières, and Au Chaniot dit Les Folatières. It occupies a central position on the mid-slope and features limestone, stony soils, notably mixing ochre earth and stones. The orientations and altitudes published often concern the entire appellation or specific plots of producers and are therefore not retained here as exact values for the entire climat.
- Vineyard commune
- Puligny-Montrachet
- Origin of the vineyard name
- According to a tradition reported by several domains, the name derives from the Old French "Foletière", a place haunted by goblins or will-o'-the-wisps, with a connection to the Latin "follis", meaning bellows.
- Soil
- Limestone and stony soils, described as a mixture of ochre earth and stones; clay-limestone character reported by several operators.
Le domaine dans cette parcelle
- Estate holding in the vineyard (ha)
- 0.400000 ha
- Year the vineyard was acquired
- 2010
- Indicative vine age
- Vines approximately 60 years old, planted on a steep slope.
Histoire de la parcelle
Les Folatières appeared under the form "Es Follatières" among the climats of Puligny studied by Jules Lavalle in 1855, who placed it in the second cuvée. The climat is today registered in the specifications of Puligny-Montrachet among the denominations that can accompany the Premier Cru mention; the specific plot area of the premiers crus was approved by the INAO on May 17 and 18, 1984.
