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Domaine Pierre-Vincent Girardin

Meursault domaine of Pierre-Vincent Girardin, with Chardonnay whites from Éclat de Calcaire to Corton-Charlemagne La Croix.

The producer

Pierre-Vincent Girardin is the thirteenth generation of a Burgundian winemaking family, and his own domaine is based in Meursault. Vincent Girardin retained 4.5 hectares when he sold Domaine Vincent Girardin in 2011 and passed them to his son. By 2025, the operation had grown to 13 hectares through purchased and rented vineyards and long term grower contracts. White wines include Éclat de Calcaire Bourgogne Blanc and Corton-Charlemagne La Croix. Custom larger barrels reduce oak contact in the white wines.

Known for

Meursault Chardonnay and Corton-Charlemagne

Notable facts

The story

The Larger White Wine Barrels

Pierre-Vincent Girardin commissioned custom larger barrels for his white wines. Their size leaves proportionally less barrel surface in contact with the wine than standard French barrels, reducing aromas derived from oak. Lower evaporation from the same format allows reduced sulphur dioxide use. White grapes are pressed hard for as long as three hours, and the pressing produces dry extract that contributes texture. The design links barrel size to oak aroma, sulphur use and the texture of the finished wine.

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Domaine Pierre-Vincent Girardin

Meursault domaine of Pierre-Vincent Girardin, combining retained family vineyards, long term grower contracts, biodynamic methods and large format oak for white wines.

At A Glance

FieldDetail
RegionBurgundy's Côte de Beaune
Home baseMeursault
Featured grapeChardonnay
Signature bottleCorton-Charlemagne La Croix
Defining featureCustom large format barrels for white wines and no filtration

The Producer

Pierre-Vincent Girardin is the thirteenth generation of a Burgundian winemaking family. His own domaine is based in Meursault and had reached 13 hectares by 2025. The white wines include the Bourgogne Blanc Éclat de Calcaire and Corton-Charlemagne La Croix. Red wines are made as well, with a separate cellar approach for extraction and finishing.

Place

Meursault places the domaine in Burgundy's Côte de Beaune. Long term grower contracts cover Puligny Folatières, Volnay Clos des Chênes, Pommard Epenots, Corton-Charlemagne and Montrachet. The named places include vineyard sites and appellations, connecting Bourgogne Blanc with wines attached to more specific Burgundy addresses.

Story

When Vincent Girardin sold Domaine Vincent Girardin in 2011, he retained 4.5 hectares and passed them to his son. Pierre-Vincent used that retained ground to establish his own domaine in Meursault. The first vintage was 2017. A later white wine, the 2019 Corton-Charlemagne, used purchased Chardonnay grapes from the Pernand-Vergelesses and Aloxe-Corton sectors.

Vineyards And Cellar

The domaine's farms have been organic since 2018, and Pierre-Vincent Girardin has introduced biodynamic methods. Since the farming change in 2019, he raises the espaliers higher than is traditional in Burgundy.

The Meursault winery includes a laboratory and controlled ageing conditions for temperature and humidity. For white wines, Girardin commissioned custom larger barrels, whose greater volume reduces the proportion of oak surface touching the wine. Lower evaporation from this format allows reduced sulphur dioxide use. Red wines avoid punch-downs, pump-overs, délestage, refining and filtration.

Wines

The white range includes Éclat de Calcaire, a Bourgogne Blanc from the lower parts of Meursault and Volnay, alongside Corton-Charlemagne wines. The 2019 Corton-Charlemagne is Chardonnay made from purchased grapes, while Corton-Charlemagne La Croix appears in 2021 and 2023. The 2021 La Croix is 100% Chardonnay. The 2023 La Croix carries substantial but controlled weight, with generous fruit held by a firm mineral line.

Red wines occupy another part of the range and use no punch-downs, pump-overs, délestage, refining or filtration.

In The Glass

Éclat de Calcaire is fresh, vivid and mineral, with white peach, restrained exotic fruit and mild reductive notes. Energetic fruit is balanced by acidity.

The 2019 Corton-Charlemagne is stony and broad through the middle palate, with intense fruit at the finish and no banana-like opulence. The 2021 La Croix combines concentration and controlled power with freshness and acidity. Its palate is taut and compact, with pronounced minerality.

A Bottle To Understand It

Choose the 2021 Corton-Charlemagne La Croix. It is 100% Chardonnay, aged for twelve months in specially designed 456-litre French oak barrels, followed by eight months in stainless steel. It was bottled without fining or filtration. The bottle puts one grape, one named appellation and a two-stage élevage together in a single wine.

Anecdote

Pierre-Vincent Girardin commissioned custom larger barrels for his white wines. Their size leaves proportionally less barrel surface in contact with the wine than standard French barrels, reducing aromas derived from oak. Lower evaporation from the same format allows reduced sulphur dioxide use. White grapes are pressed hard for as long as three hours, and the pressing produces dry extract that contributes texture. The cellar decisions link barrel size to oak aroma, sulphur use and the texture of the finished wine.

Final Word

Domaine Pierre-Vincent Girardin joins retained family vineyards, contracted sites and purchased grapes in a Meursault domaine whose white wines run from Bourgogne Blanc to Corton-Charlemagne. Large barrels, extended pressing and unfiltered red-wine handling define the cellar work.

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