Technical Details
- 100% Chardonnay
- Pierre-Vincent Girardin
- France
- Burgundy
- Côte de Nuits
- Marsannay
- Charmes
- Organic & Biodynamic Practices
- Aged in 66% new French oak 456L barrels and assembled in tank
- 12 months
- 13.9%
Pierre Girardin Les Charmes Meursault Premier Cru 2020
Organic & Biodynamic Practices
52% OFF RETAIL!
Six bottles remaining! And the best price we could find anywhere online… Pierre Girardin set out on his own in 2017, stepping out from under the shadow of his father Vincent – a well-known name in Meursault – to build a domaine with his own hands and instincts. For Les Charmes, he works old vines, over 40 years in the ground, farmed organically on the gently sloping limestone plain of Meursault, soil rich with iron that gives the wines here a distinct character. There are no Grand Crus in Meursault – the appellation simply doesn't make them – so Premier Cru sites like Les Charmes carry the weight of being the best the village has to offer.
Pierre lets the fruit ferment with wild, native yeast and ages the wine slowly in small 456-liter barrels, two-thirds of them new oak, coaxing out texture without letting the wood take over. The 2020 pours a pale gold and opens with a slightly reductive edge – white flowers, citrus, flint, crushed stone – before settling into the classic Meursault register of honey, lime, hazelnut butter, and a hint of chamomile. On the palate it's silky and round, carried by precision and bright acidity, finishing at length on notes of ripe plum and spiced bread. A single small parcel, a young domaine making wine in limited quantities, and a name carrying pedigree in a region where the best bottles are snapped up lightning fast. We have one of the lowest prices on this anywhere… and only half a case remaining.