Jacques Carillon
Overview
Jacques Carillon split from the family Domaine Louis Carillon in 2010. He produces whites from Puligny premier crus and village level. Among the finest examples of Puligny’s mineral precision.
Appellations
Key Wines
- Puligny-Montrachet “Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet” (grand cru) — 96 pts in 2023 (VFTC #115); 2031–2070; “breathtakingly beautiful juice”
- Puligny-Montrachet “Les Referts” (1er cru) — 94 pts in 2023; finest of the premier cru troika at Carillon; 2030–2060
- Puligny-Montrachet “Les Perrières” (1er cru) — 93 pts in 2023; rock solid, racy mineral drive; 2029–2055+
- Puligny-Montrachet “Les Champs Canet” (1er cru) — 93 pts in 2023; expressively aromatic; 2028–2055+
- Village Puligny-Montrachet
Style Notes
Jacques Carillon split from the family Domaine Louis Carillon in 2010. His style is one of crystalline mineral precision — the wines are defined by chalk-driven minerality, piercing acidity, and an ascetic purity that makes them unmistakably Puligny. The Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet is consistently one of his finest wines and among the reference points for this grand cru. Wines need time to open but reward patience with extraordinary mineral complexity.
2023 Vintage Notes
Visited January 2025. Outstanding performance across the range. The 2023 vintage is one of the finest chez Carillon. Gilman:
- Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet: 96 pts — 2031–2070 — “Breathtakingly beautiful juice. Stunning depth of fruit, great spine of acidity, superb soil signature and grip, very, very long finish.”
- Les Referts: 94 pts — 2030–2060 — “the finest of the troika; utterly complete and superb example of Puligny premier cru.”
- Les Perrières: 93 pts — 2029–2055+ — “more bound up in its fine structural attributes; racy minerality; demanding just a touch longer in cellar.”
- Les Champs Canet: 93 pts — 2028–2055+ — “beautifully expressive bouquet; great backend mineral drive and grip; great juice.”
2024 Vintage Notes
Visited January 2026.
My Tastings
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Sources
sources/articles/VFTC/VFTC Jan-Feb 2025 #115.txt(pages 142–143)sources/articles/VFTC/VFTC Jan-Feb 2026 #121.pdf