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Girardin, Vincent

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Vincent Girardin

Since its foundation in 1980 in Santenay, Vincent Girardin has become one of the most famous domains in Meursault. He began at the ripe age of 19 years old, and made his first wines from 5 acres of vineyards that he had inherited from his parents. His strong desire for success demanded him to create relationships with suppliers and growers- a practice that was just beginning to rise in Burgundy at that time. With the help of winemaker Eric Germain, who was brought on to the team in 2003, Vincent discovered that he wanted to do as little intervention as possible with the fruit to create a level of premium Burgundian offerings. In 2012, the label was sold to Germain, and they still continue to push out meaningful and purpose-driven Chardonnay and Pinot Noir.

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Tasting Notes

WA95
Bursting with black cherry aromas, the superb 2003 Charmes-Chambertin is ample, rich, sweet, and lush. This powerful medium to full-bodied wine regales the palate with candied red cherries as well as spices. Sappy and chewy, it is friendly, packed with fruit, flawlessly ripened, and displays a long, supple finish.
BH91
This is stylistically completely different with an elegant, nicely pure and refined red berry fruit nose that is ripe but no where near as ripe as the Clos de la Roche. The plum-infused, slightly jammy medium full flavors are precise, sweet and persistent and display particularly good finishing complexity. Lovely stuff with moderate cellar potential.

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