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Domaine Michel Juillot et Fils

Overview

Domaine Michel Juillot et Fils is the benchmark producer of Mercurey in the Côte Chalonnaise, now run by Pierre Juillot. The domaine also holds a parcel of Corton-Charlemagne and Corton “Perrières” — unusual for a Côte Chalonnaise estate. Premier cru vineyards in Mercurey include Clos Tonnerre (2.7 ha, vines planted 1960s), Clos des Barraults, and Les Champs Martins. The wines consistently over-deliver for their appellation.

Appellations

• Mercurey (villages, premier crus: Clos Tonnerre, Clos des Barraults, Les Champs Martins, Les Vignes de Maillonge)
• Corton “Perrières” (grand cru rouge, Côte de Beaune)
• Corton-Charlemagne (grand cru blanc) — parcel in “le Charlemagne” next to Coche-Dury, Louis Latour, and Bonneau du Martray

Key Wines

• Corton-Charlemagne — 96 pts in 2024 (2032–2075): “a legend in the making”; 75% new oak
• Corton “Perrières” — 95+ pts in 2024 (2037–2085+): “great, great Corton in the making”
• Mercurey “Clos des Barraults” 1er Cru — 93 pts in 2024
• Mercurey “Les Vignes de Maillonge” — 91 pts in 2024; most vines 60–70 years old

Style Notes

Pierre Juillot makes wines of unusual precision for the Côte Chalonnaise, aided by old vines (most premier cru parcels planted in the 1960s). The Mercurey reds show red and black cherry, sweet brown spice, and a chalky mineral backbone. The Corton wines punch well above their Chalonnaise origin, competing with the best of the Côte d’Or.

2023 Vintage Notes

(from VFTC #115, January 2025 visit — Gilman’s first in-person visit to the domaine for barrel tasting)

Gilman calls the 2023 vintage from Juillot “truly stunning young wines and perhaps the greatest wines I have yet tasted from this outstanding estate” — noting that the best Mercurey Blancs from 2023 are superior to many Meursault and Puligny bottlings in the market.

Key additional 2023 scores from VFTC #115:

• Corton-Charlemagne 2023: 96 pts — 2033–2075 — half old vines (50+ years), half replanted 2015; 60% new oak; “utterly stunning in 2023… all this wine needs is time in the cellar to blossom.” Parcel in “le Charlemagne” adjacent to Coche-Dury.
• Corton “Perrières” 2023: 95 pts — 2040–2100 — 40yo vines; 40% new oak; still in cask; “great, great Corton in the making.” (These 2023 scores complement the 2024 scores already in Key Wines section.)

2023 Whites

• Bourgogne Blanc — foudres + demi-muids; 89 pts; 2025–2035+
• Rully “les Thivaux” — 14yo vines; top of slope; thin topsoils; 92 pts; 2025–2040
• Mercurey “les Vignes de Maillonge” Blanc — 1982 + 1958 vines; 2.5ha; 100% cask (10–20% new); 92 pts; 2025–2045. “Already absolutely delicious to drink, but has the acids and balance to age very well.”
• Mercurey “En Sazenay” 1er Cru Blanc — 13cm topsoil to limestone; 93 pts; 2025–2045. “Dynamite wine!”
• Mercurey “Les Champs Martins” 1er Cru Blanc — more reserved; needs 2 years; 93 pts; 2027–2045+
• Mercurey “Clos des Barraults” 1er Cru Blanc — 20cm topsoil; SE exposition; 93+ pts; 2028–2050. Gilman’s top Juillot white in 2023.

2023 Reds

• Bourgogne Rouge — half foudres / 40% demi-muids / 10% casks; 88 pts; 2028–2040+
• Mercurey “le Meix Juillot” — 40yo vines; 10–20% new oak; 90+ pts; 2031–2060+
• Mercurey “les Vignes de Maillonge” Rouge — mostly 60–70yo vines; 91 pts; 2033–2070
• Mercurey “Clos Tonnerre” 1er Cru — 2.7ha; vines from early 1960s; 25% new oak; 92 pts; 2033–2070
• Mercurey “les Champs Martins” 1er Cru — mid-slope; marl with white stones; 25% new oak; 92+ pts; 2033–2070. “Outstanding wine and a stunning value in 2023!”
• Mercurey “Clos des Barraults” 1er Cru — stony; contiguous with les Champs Martins; 93 pts; 2035–2070+
• Mercurey “Clos du Roi” 1er Cru — 60–70yo vines; 93+ pts; 2035–2075. “Excellent wine.”

2022 Whites

• Mercurey “les Vignes de Maillonge” Blanc — 1982 + 1958 vines; 92 pts; 2025–2035

2022 Reds

• Mercurey “les Combins” 1er Cru — 13.5%; 92 pts; 2030–2065 (tasted at la Ciboulette, Beaune)

2022 Vintage Notes (VFTC #114)

Additional 2022 notes tasted in New York (in bottle). Laurent Juillot referenced as winemaker.

Whites:

• Mercurey “les Vignes de Maillonge” Blanc: 92 pts (2025–2035) — vines 1982 + 1958; “bright and classic; lovely core; precise finish”

Reds:

• Coteaux Bourguignons Rouge: 88 pts (2029–2040) — “could do with a few years to soften”
• Mercurey “les Vignes de Maillonge” Rouge: 91 pts (2032–2060) — youngest vines 40 years (planted 1982); oldest from 1958; “nicely structured; outstanding villages level wine in the making”
• Mercurey “les Champs Martins” 1er Cru Rouge: 93 pts (2035–2075) — vines planted 1974; 14% alcohol; “going to be outstanding in due course”
• Mercurey “Clos des Barraults” 1er Cru Rouge: 91 pts (2032–2065) — 14.5% alcohol (ripest in lineup); “carries its alcohol very well; will drink a bit earlier than the others”
• Mercurey “Clos Tonnerre” 1er Cru Rouge: 93 pts (2035–2075) — vines 64 years old; 14% alcohol; “outstanding young red Burgundy”
• Mercurey “Clos du Roi” 1er Cru Rouge: 93 pts (2035–2075) — “never tasted a more beautifully soil-driven Mercurey; haunting elegance”

2024 Vintage Notes

Strong year. The 2024 Corton-Charlemagne (raised in 75% new oak) described by Gilman as “a legend in the making” — “deep, youthful, classically structured… very, very long, precise and complex finish.” Corton Perrières bottled just before Christmas 2025.

My Tastings

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Sources

• sources/articles/VFTC/VFTC Jan-Feb 2025 #115.txt (pages 148–152)
• sources/articles/VFTC/VFTC Jan-Feb 2026 #121.pdf (pages 133–135)
• sources/articles/VFTC/VFTC March-April 2025 #116.txt (pp. 20–22, 38–40)
• sources/articles/VFTC/VFTC Nov-Dec 2024 #114.txt (pages 12, 22–25)