The Pillot family cultivates four small parcels on this famous site, totalling 0.49 hectares. Winemaking follows the same line as all the other Premiers Crus, and no new oak was used this year. The vines have an average age of 55 years, and, as you would expect of such a stony vineyard (caillou is a French word for pebble), intense minerality and depth always feature in this striking wine. There’s incredible lift to the aromatics here (all kinds of florals, mixed citrus peel), followed by a rocky, generous palate. It has depth and intense, chalky/earthy minerality that is rare among Premier Cru whites. Screams “could be Grand Cru”.