Tasting Note: "This Bourgogne Blanc is declassified Puligny Montrachet, Chassagne Montrachet and Meursault.... so don't let the fact it is 'just' a Bourgogne Blanc fool you - it is so much more than that! Beautiful richness with pinpoint acidity - mellow fruit, apples, lemons, hints of honey nudging through"

Producer: In May 2012, Vincent Girardin sold his business to Jean-Pierre Nié, the owner of Compagnie des Vins d’Autrefois in Beaune. Jean-Pierre, very sensibly, took the decision not only to retain Eric Germain (head winemaker) and Marco Caschera (sales and exports) but to make them substantial shareholders in the business.

This is a small to medium sized negociant business of the highest quality. They have contracts to buy fruit from 85 hectares (55 of which are controlled and harvested entirely by the Girardin team) and have 13 hectares in ownership or fermage. They will continue to make further investments in their own vines and have recently made acquisitions in Volnay, Puligny, Meursault, Pommard and Auxey-Duresses. They are far smaller than is often imagined – making between 28,000 and 50,000 dozen per year, depending on the vintage. Their wines remain absolutely delicious, accessible, examples which speak, clearly, of their individual terroirs.

Country: France | Region: Burgundy | Alcohol: 13% | Grapes: Chardonnay