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Pierre-Vincent Girardin 2021
Great catching up with Pierre-Vincent Girardin in his immaculate cellar in Meursault, tasting both his 2021 and 2022. Since its inauguration in 2017 vintage, Pierre-Vincent has been making some beautifully reductive and precise Chardonnay and incredibly delicate and polished Pinot Noir. Since my last tasting at the swanky new Domaine for the 2018 vintage, his wines took another step up in quality, especially his reds, which are now even more refined. The estate has around 7 hectares of own / Domaine vines, c. 3 hectares rented and 5-7 hectares of purchased grapes vineyard. In 2021, harvest started around the 20th September for Chardonnay, and October for Pinot Noir. Winemaking Inside…
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Domaine Guffens-Heynen and Maison Verget
Belgium husband and wife duo Jean-Marie Guffens and Maine Heynen started Domaine Guffens-Heynen in the early 80s when they bought their first plot in Pierreclos, in the Mâconnais. Later in the early 90s, they ventured into the Cote d’Or and Chablis through purchased grapes via their negociant arm, Maison Verget. At Maison Verget in Sologny, winemaker Julien Desplans opened a selection of bottles from all their estates, from dry Barsac from Chateau Closiot to Marsanne / Roussanne blend from Chateau des Tourettes in the Southern Rhone, and of course Verget and Guffens-Heynen. Maison Verget makes around 22 cuvees, on average 55hl/ha yield, an average of 200,000 bottles every year. Whereas…
