Winemaker

Chrystelle Pillot

Winemaker, Domaine Paul Pillot

Discipline: Winemaker
Based in: Chassagne-Montrachet, France
Venue: Domaine Paul Pillot · Winery

i. Biography

The working continuity at Domaine Paul Pillot runs through four generations of estate practice in Chassagne-Montrachet, France, with a family line that began in 1900 and remains centered on Chassagne-Montrachet, Saint-Aubin and Santenay. Within that structure, Chrystelle Pillot works as one member of the sibling team behind the wines, carrying responsibility on the business side rather than through a sequence of outside appointments.

Career Arc

Estate succession in Burgundy often rests as much on administration as on vineyard and cellar work. At Domaine Paul Pillot, Chrystelle Pillot is fourth generation and current co-manager, overseeing the business side with the consistency required of a domaine whose identity is tied to its parcels and appellations.

Current Practice

The commercial and operational side of a family domaine is part of the craft infrastructure: allocation, continuity, timing, and the discipline that lets vineyard work remain legible in the bottle. Today, Pillot is co-manager and in charge of the business side at Domaine Paul Pillot in Chassagne-Montrachet. Organic farming sets the baseline for the estate’s vineyards, while the Premier and Grand Cru vines in Chassagne-Montrachet and Santenay are tended entirely by hand. That choice keeps the most exacting sites under direct human attention, where observation and repetition carry practical weight. Harvest timing is treated as parcel work rather than calendar work. Pillot has described that tempo in direct terms: "Great grapes, such great grapes – they were concentrated and clean. We started 27 August, vs 29 August in 2017, and my memories are more than agreeable; we took our time, waiting for particular parcels – it was a good time."

Profile updated July 2026

FAQ

Asked of Chrystelle

What does Chrystelle Pillot do now?
Chrystelle Pillot is co-manager at Domaine Paul Pillot in Chassagne-Montrachet and is in charge of the business side.
What is Chrystelle Pillot known for?
Burgundy winemaking at Domaine Paul Pillot, especially wines from Chassagne-Montrachet, Saint-Aubin and Santenay.