Pierre Girardin : Meursault Village "Les Narvaux" 2023

Tasting Notes and Characteristics of the Meursault Village "Les Narvaux" 2023 by Pierre Girardin

Tasting

Color

The wine shows a deeper, more saturated yellow hue than some of the estate's other Meursault cuvées, a reflection of the fine ripeness reached by the chardonnay grapes on this elevated slope.

Nose

On the nose, the wine remains quite reductive in its youth, with pronounced flinty, stony notes that momentarily veil a deep, fleshy fruit lying beneath this initial layer.

Palate

The palate reveals real intensity and density, showing more body than some of the domaine's other Meursault, and carries through to a remarkably long finish.

Food and Wine Pairings

This Meursault pairs beautifully with a rack of lamb served with zucchini, a well-aged 48-month Comté, or a saffron-laced monkfish. More broadly, its combination of richness and salinity makes it a natural match for delicate white meats, rich fish dishes in cream or saffron-based sauces, and firm, long-aged cheeses.

Serving and Cellaring

The Meursault Village "Les Narvaux" 2023 by Pierre Girardin is conceived as a gastronomic white built on a structuring backbone of acidity that gives it genuine aging potential. While the marked reduction evident in its youth should gradually soften with time, this wine rewards a few years of patience in the cellar, allowing its fruit and minerality to fully unfold.

Meursault "Les Narvaux": A Structured, Mineral-Driven White from Pierre Girardin

The Estate

Founded in 2016 by Pierre-Vincent Girardin, with a first vintage released in 2017, this Burgundy estate is rooted in Meursault and carries the weight of thirteen generations of the Girardin family in winemaking. Pierre-Vincent Girardin, the current owner and winemaker, built the domaine from 4.5 hectares retained after his father Vincent Girardin sold his own estate, growing it to roughly 13 hectares in the Côte de Beaune plus 6 hectares in the Jura. The property is housed in a newly built, highly modern winery and is progressively converting to organic farming.

The Vineyard

The grapes for this cuvée come from the Meursault lieu-dit "Les Narvaux," a village-level climat perched above the premier cru sites of Genevrières and Poruzots, on a gentle upward slope toward the Mont Milan. The vines grow at an altitude of around 300 meters on clay-limestone soil rich in iron-bearing limestone, benefiting from an east-facing exposure that captures the morning sun. The grapes are harvested by hand, and the vineyard is farmed according to environmentally respectful practices as the estate moves toward full organic certification.

Winemaking and Aging

Vinification of the Meursault Village "Les Narvaux" 2023 follows the estate's established protocol for its white wines, with daily pump-overs during fermentation to keep the must well homogenized. The wine is then aged for about twelve months in 456-liter barrels, of which 40 percent are new, before being transferred to stainless steel tanks for a further six months to settle and refine its texture. The wine is bottled without fining or filtration, preserving its natural texture and aromatic complexity.

Grape Varieties

100% chardonnay.