MAISON PHILIPPE PACALET Authenticity, Non-Interventionism and Cultural Experience Philippe Pacalet, challenging the way great wines are made in Burgundy.

• Philippe is the nephew of Marcel Lapierre, a legendary natural intervenes as little as possible utilizing an organic approach. winemaker in Beaujolais, and the direct protégé of Jules Chauvet, • All wines are made the same way – no battonage, once in the godfather of natural wine. spring he rolls the barrels. • After Jules passed away in 1989 Philippe decided to branch out • Aging on the lees. on his own. • Oak is 1st-3rd fill, usually 2nd-3rd. • He interviewed at Domaine Prieuré Roch with Henry-Frédéric Roch, who is the co-manager of Domaine de la Romanée-Conti • All whole cluster fermentation. since 1993. • The whites are barrel fermented whereas the reds undergo • He worked at Domaine Prieuré Roch for 10 years. pigeage (traditional stomping of the grapes). • In 2001 Philippe started making his own wine with the first vintages • 2017 vintage: Unusual vintage given recent years. Dry winter and releasing in 2002. spring. July had thunderstorms. August dry. Healthy harvest Sept. 4-17. Vintage with a strong terroir signature. Pacalets adapting to • In 2006 he moved into his winery in Beaune. global warming. Ideal ripening on phenolic and aromatic planes. • Philippe believes in preserving the land for the next generation and Reds are beautiful ruby color, whites elegant with richness.

2017 VINTAGE “The 2017 reds are very good, often excellent, and from time to time, bloody awesome. The benign growing season predicates one of the most consistent vintages […]. […] Consequently, this is not a season where I can really single out one appellation’s superiority.” –Wine Spectator “The largest white Burgundy crop since 2009 has yielded pliant, elegant, pure wines with considerable aromatic appeal and early accessibility, along with the balance and stuffing for at least mid-term aging.” –Vinous

CHABLIS 1ER CRU BEAUROY 2017 • Soil: Limestone-clay Kimmeridgian, • From a southeastern facing slope, just across abundant in pebbles the river from Fourchaume, this is a showier style • Vine Age: Average 40 years old of Chablis, with deep concentrated ripe fruit— • Aging: Oak casks (1st to 3rd fill) on the candied pineapple and papaya with a salty lees (in reduction) without racking for 11 minerality. months

SAINT-AUBIN 1ER CRU MURGERS DES DENTES DE CHIEN 2017 • Vineyards: Top of the slope just above • Les Murgers des Dents de Chien (“the rockpiles Montrachet of the dog’s teeth”) is the best vineyard site in • Soil: Limestone-clay rocky soil Saint-Aubin. It’s located on a plateau just above • Vine Age: Average 45 years old Puligny-Montrachet and Grand Cru Chevalier- • Aging: Oak casks (1st to 3rd fill) on the lees Montrachet. The terroir is like Puligny except with (in reduction) without racking for 11 months more minerality. Baby-Puligny.

MEURSAULT 2017 • Vineyards: Les Vireuils du Dessus (chalky, • Vine Age: Average 45 years old southeast exposed), Le Limozin (below • Aging: Oak casks (1st to 3rd fill) on the lees (in Meursault 1er Cru Charmes) and Les reduction) without racking for 11 months Grands Charrons (a rocky, warm plot • A beautifully balanced complex cuvée that is exposed south) elegant and fresh. Salted caramel and toasted • Soil: Rocky, chalk hazelnut. It will fatten with time.

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NUITS-SAINT-GEORGES BLANC 2017 • Vineyards: Situated near Vosne-Romanée • There are currently only 74 acres of this varietal • Soil: Limestone-clay soil with clay on the in Burgundy. Philippe is one of very few surface and limestone rock underneath winemakers in the Côte d’Or who produce this • Vine Age: Average 25 years old rare, old Burgundian grape. • Aging: Oval stock vats on the lees (in reduction) without racking for 10 months

PULIGNY-MONTRACHET 2017 • Vineyards: Les Noyers Brets, Les Petits • Pacalet’s “Village” Puligny comes from 2 Noizerot vineyards, Les Petites Nosroyes and Noyer • Soil: Limestone-clay Bret which are located on opposite sides of • Vine Age: Average 45 years old the village and make a “complete” Puligny • Aging: Oak casks (1st to 3rd fill) on the lees by combining the characteristics of both (in reduction) without racking for 11 months the Chassagne and Meursault sides of the appellation. It’s got power, but classic ethereal Puligny minerality and elegance.

CORTON-CHARLEMAGNE GRAND CRU 2017 • Vineyards: Two parcels on Corton hill: • The purest expression of Corton-Charlemagne. Pernand-Vergelesses and Aloxe-Corton Some feel this is not what the public expects of • Soil: Limestone Charlemagne but Philippe argues the opposite— • Vine Age: Average 60 years old this is what it is supposed to taste like. Straight • Aging: Oak casks (1st to 3rd fill) on the lees terroir, no new oak, minimalist winemaking. (in reduction) without racking for 14 months

POMMARD 2017 • Vineyards: Vauxmuriens, En Bresscul • Aging: Oak casks (1st to 3rd fill) on the lees (in • Soil: Limestone-clay—a mixture of rocks reduction) without racking for 13 months followed and clay on the surface on top of limestone by 3 months in a stock vat • Vine Age: Average 50 years old • Pommard is typically brash and rustic with a puffed out chest. This is very sexy—pure fruit with some spice. More elegant in style.

NUITS-SAINT-GEORGES ROUGE 2017 • Vineyards: Bas de Combes, Les Fleurières, • This comes from chalky, mineral soils that contain Aux Lavières, Aux Tuyaux limestone with shells and fossils. Consequently, • Soil: A layer of pebbles and clay set on it pairs unbelievably with seafood! Many limestone rock think whites are best with seafood but Philippe • Vine Age: Average 50 years old learned from his friends in Italy that this is the way • Aging: Oak casks (1st to 3rd fill) on the lees to go. (in reduction) without racking for 16 months followed by 2 months in a stock vat

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GEVREY-CHAMBERTIN 2017 • Vineyards: Platières, Seurrées, Créots, • Aging: Oak casks (1st to 3rd fill) on the lees Charreux, Meix Bas, En Champs (in reduction) without racking for 13 months • Soil: Limestone-clay soil with alluvial followed by 3 months in a stock vat deposits composed of clay and stones on • Philippe’s flagship—it’s all about quality. The a limestone rock grapes need to be right, and at times, as a result, • Vine Age: Average 50 years old he’s made very few barrels of this which plays into the cost.

CHAMBOLLE-MUSIGNY 1ER CRU 2017 • Vineyards: Les Sentiers (90%), Les Fuées • Aging: Oak casks (1st to 3rd fill) on the lees (in (10%) reduction) without racking for 17 months • Soil: Limestone-clay soil with alluvial • Made from Premier Cru Les Feusselottes and Les deposits composed mainly of limestone Gruenchers. Chambolle-Musigny is characterized rocks with a little clay as the most “feminine” of the Côte des Nuits • Vine Age: Average 50 years old Villages. Mild tannins and soft, fruity aromas and cherry flavors with delicate minerality.

NUITS-SAINT-GEORGES 1ER CRU AUX ARGILLAS 2017 • Vineyards: Aux Argillas • Aging: Oak casks (1st to 3rd fill) on the lees (in • Soil: Limestone-clay soil with a layer reduction) without racking for 17 months of stones and clay on the surface over • Argillas means clay, a nod to the soil. This is stiffer limestone rock than the Nuits-Saint-Georges Rouge. Decant it for • Vine Age: Average 60 years old 10-12 hours. It is the perfect aging wine and has a lot of flavor.

CORTON-BRESSANDES GRAND CRU 2017 • Vineyards: Parcel situated in the middle of • Aging: Oak casks (1st to 3rd fill) on the lees (in the slope of Corton hill reduction) without racking for 16 months • Soil: Limestone-clay • Vine Age: Average 60 years old

ECHÉZEAUX GRAND CRU 2017 • Vineyards: Clos Saint-Denis • Very muscular and powerful—not very • Soil: Limestone-clay with sand and iron approachable yet. It’s tightly wound but will be features the next president. So much potential—put this • Vine Age: 45 years old one away. Tannins balance the fruit. • Aging: New and 2nd fill oak casks on the lees (in reduction) without racking for 17 months

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MOULIN À VENT 2017 • Vineyards: Les Roches, La Delatte, Vierre • Aging: Used oak barrels (foudres) on the lees Manin, Les Amandilliers, La Grande for 15 months Charriere • Powerful, showy—one of the best Beaujolais • Soil: Granite with manganese compounds we’ve ever had in terms of grip, fruit and (eroded on the surface—a pink, coarse explosion. Blind taste them on this—they’ll be granite sand which forms a loose blown away. Philippe purchased the vineyard at sedimentary rock called “gorrhe”) Les Roches “the rocks” and plows with a horse • Vine Age: Average 55 years old due to the sandy soil.

LADOIX ROUGE 2017 • Vineyards: Champs Pussuet • Ladoix is the northernmost village in the Côte • Soil: Limestone pebbles and red silts de Beaune. It is adjacent to/and includes part deposited during glacial periods of Grand Cru Corton and has a similar style • Vine Age: Average 50 years old except with a slightly more rustic character. • Aging: Oak casts (1st to 5th fill) on the lees Black and red cherries with notable minerality. (in reduction) without racking for 14 months

LADOIX 1ER CRU LES JOYEUSES 2017 • Vineyards: mid-slope on Corton Hill • Aging: Oak casts (1st to 5th fill) on the lees (in • Soil: Upper Bathonian limestone, very stony, reduction) without racking for 16 months red with little clay • Les Joyeuses translates as the “singing girls.” This • Vine Age: Average 55 years old vineyard site is one of the best in Ladoix and is close to the border of Grand Cru Corton.

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