The Pillot family are one of Chassagne-Montrachet’s most celebrated winemaking dynasties — a name synonymous with some of the finest white Burgundy produced in the village. But Laurent and Romain Pillot also have a wonderful way with Pinot Noir, and La Pièce Carrée — a named parcel of village Bourgogne rouge — is the proof. La Pièce Carrée translates as ‘the square plot’, a reference to the distinctive shape of this carefully tended parcel, and it is a wine that reflects the precision and care that the Pillot family bring to everything they produce. Village Bourgogne in classification, but made with the same rigour and attention to terroir that defines their Premier Cru whites. The 2023 is a beautifully expressive Pinot Noir: a brilliant ruby in the glass, with an intense nose of small red fruits — cherry, raspberry, and redcurrant — topped with a typical and lovely touch of liquorice that is the unmistakable signature of fine Burgundian Pinot. On the palate the fruit bursts with a joyful, generous energy, the tannins revealed with real finesse and elegance, and a freshness and purity that makes this a genuinely compelling glass of red Burgundy. The ideal introduction to one of Chassagne’s great families — and at £27.99, a beautiful bottle of Burgundy by any measure.