2021 Pierre Girardin Bourgogne Blanc Eclat de Calcaire


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Sale price$89.49
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Details:

Country: France
Region: Burgundy
Sub-Region: Côte de Beaune
Appellation: Bourgogne AOC
Grape(s): Chardonnay
Wine Style: White
Composition: Single Varietal
Practices: Practicing Organic, Low Intervention, Sustainable Viticulture

Taste Block

Tasting Notes

100% Chardonnay comes from 80% Meursault and 20% Volnay. All organically farmed, these 45+-year-old vines come from the lieux-dits of Les Magny, Les Herbeux, and Monpoulain. The wine is fermented and aged in 456L barrels (30% new) for nine months, then five months in stainless steel before bottling. 

Critical Acclaim:

“Pierre Girardin is a wunderkind that has been topping off barrels in Burgundy since the tender age of 5 years old. Don’t let the total years of life fool you as the 26-year-old finds a perfect balance of traditional and modern. This consist of 80% Meursault and 20% Volnay from the three lieu-dits: “Magny”, “Les Herbeuax”, “Monpoulain”. Spicy apple, Asian pear, lemon/lime, thyme, tarragon, orange zest, cream of tartar, and mineral rich acidity.”

“This exceptional Bourgogne Blanc unwinds with white peach, crisp limestone and wild flowers. Amazing energy and density to its citrus flavors, finishing with a delicate and silky sea spray minerality.”

“From two plots in Meursault and Volnay, this exceptional Bourgogne Blanc shines with white peach, wet limestone and wild flowers. Amazing energy and density complement these citrus flavors, finishing with a clean saline minerality.”

“Pierre Girardin Bourgogne Chardonnay Éclat de Calcaire unveils itself with a discreet presence and a velvety touch that gently caresses the palate. Olfactorily, it unfurls a spectrum of scents highlighted by crisp apples and succulent pears, interwoven with delicate hints of citrus. On the palate, its enveloping texture and well-balanced acidity lead to a pristine and invigorating finish.”

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About the Producer

William Kelley for Wine Advocate: "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. Working with some 4.5 hectares of domaine vineyards that are supplemented by an extensive array of négociant purchases, Girardin has hit the ground running with an impressively wide portfolio that includes iconic appellations such as even Montrachet and Chambertin, and he has equally rapidly found eager international representation with top importers." (02/2020)

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