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| "Expressing terroir is not easy, but producers like Roulot really excel in bringing out the individual character of the village terroirs – showing how different they are – and what they can offer in terms of enjoyment and pairing with food.
To find a 21-year-old vigneron with the same ambitions – and the talent to match – is rare indeed." |
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| "Few emerging Côte de Beaune winemakers are making more of a stir than 21-year-old Pierre Vincent Girardin.
This was my first visit to his well-appointed winery and cellar in Meursault, where evidently no expense has been spared on the latest presses, fermentation tanks, and larger-format barrels from Tonnellerie François Frères — all housed in a glistening modern winery .... His whites stand out, with his Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Folatières and cuvées of Corton-Charlemagne deserving special mention. Pierre Vincent's reds are also immensely charming and immediate, and they will make plenty of friends ....
One of Burgundy's most talked-about new producers, and I look forward to following his evolution over the years to come."William Kelley, Wine Advocate |
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| "Pierre Girardin, age 21 and whose first vintage was 2017, is the son of the well-known producer Vincent Girardin who sold his operation in 2011. However, he kept certain vineyards and has now bequeathed them to Pierre to farm. For the reds, whole clusters are used in varying proportions during a 14- to 18-day cuvaison with no punch downs. After a short lees settling, the wines are barreled down for 12 months in oak where the maximum percentage of new wood is 50% and some wines see none at all. The whites see a similar élevage period where there is never any lees stirring in mostly 450-liter barrels.
I have to say that I was impressed with the quality I found here and in both colors. The vinifications are deft with just the right amount of extraction and the style is understated and pure. It is of course helpful to be working with some of the greatest terroirs in Burgundy, but the quality still has to be there. We will of course see how things progress over the next few vintages, but suffice it to say that this young man is a clear talent who bears watching carefully."Allen Meadows, Burghound.com, 2021 |
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‣ "Practicing organic [farming]; 100% Chardonnay; from 80% Meursault, 10% Volnay, 10% Pommard; 3 lieux-dits in Meursault - Les Magny, Murger des Limozins, Les Herbeux; 1 lieu-dit in Volnay – Monpoulain; 1 lieu-dit in Pommard - L’Aumone; 35+-year-old vines; indigenous yeast; fermented and aged in 456L barrels (30% new) for 9 months + 4 months in stainless steel."
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‣ "Practicing organic [farming]; 100% Chardonnay; a steep lieu-dit just across from Corton-Charlemagne, 300+ meters altitude, east-facing; 35+-year-old vines; fermented and aged in 456L barrels (30% new) for 8 months + 7 months in stainless steel; unfined and unfiltered."
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‣ "Practicing organic [farming]; 100% Pinot Noir; from the lieux-dits Damaudes and La Croix Blanche; 30+-year-old vines; 100% whole cluster; indigenous yeast; aged in barrel (30% new) for 12 months + 2 months in stainless steel; unfined and unfiltered."
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‣ "Practicing organic [farming]; 100% Chardonnay; from the highest altitude section of Meursault - above the 1er Crus in the Narvaux Dessus lieu-dit, 300+ meters altitude; 25+-year-old vines; indigenous yeast; fermented and aged in 456L barrels (85% new) for 12 months + 7 months in stainless steel; unfined and unfiltered."
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‣ "Practicing organic [farming]; 100% Chardonnay; one of the great lieux-dits of Puligny, directly below Bâtard-Montrachet; 30+-year-old vines; indigenous yeast; fermented and aged in 456L barrels (100% new) for 13 months + 8 months in stainless steel; unfined and unfiltered; only 1 barrel produced."
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