Vincent Girardin Rully Premier Cru Gresigny Burgundy 2018

The history of Maison Vincent Girardin is relatively recent. In 1980, at the age of 19, Vincent Girardin, the son of a family of winegrowers based in Santenay since the 17th century, decided to strike out on his own and began producing wine from five acres of vines that he had inherited from his parents. From his earliest youth, Vincent had a passion for working with vines and great respect for the potential that they represent, and his ambition was to produce his own wine. The quality of his wines was quickly recognized by connoisseurs all over the world, and this enabled him to expand his activity, focusing primarily on the great white and red wines of the Cote de Beaune. To cope with the growing demand for his wines, he developed an approach that was new in Burgundy: he purchased grapes from producers who shared the same philosophy and the same high standards. In 2012, Vincent Girardin sold his operation to a long-standing partner of the Maison. Jean-Pierre Nie, President of the Compagnie des Vins d'Autrefois in Beaune, naturally decided to continue with the small team of nine people that had been faithful to the Maison for many years. The vines are located in the regional appellation area of the commune of Chassagne-Montrachet near the appelation 1er cru "Les Chaumees" and the soil is light clay marls with a southeast orientation. Harvest is 100% manual, sorting on vine then on a sorting table (depending on certain years, use of an optical sorter) and then at the winery. After a light crushing and destemming the grapes are put whole in stainless steel tanks. A small part of the whole harvest can be incorporated depending on the state of the raw material. After a cold maceration of a few days, the active phase of fermentation takes place with temperature control. After pneumatic pressing the wines are put into barrels (about 30% new wood) where the wine is aged for 16 months before a light lenticular filtration and then bottling.

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