Pierre Girardin : Key Points

Stemming from a family of winemakers and 13 generations of talented vignerons, Pierre-Vincent Girardin found his true calling at an early age and has fond childhood memories of running around the vineyards. Vincent Girardin, the young winemaker’s father, is a renowned and forward-thinking producer of fine Burgundian wines. Talent, ambition and precision run in the family. Vincent Girardin set 4.5 hectares of his finest plots aside for his son, who has been cultivating them organically since 2016.

Sharp and pure are the terms that best describe the white wines of Pierre Girardin. Only in his mid-twenties, this farsighted winemaker has a clear view of his desired end result and went out of his way to commission 456-liter barrels from the Burgundian coopers, Francois Freres, to reduce the influence of new wood on the aging of his Chardonnay wines. Regarding Girardin’s Pinot Noir wines, their unique expression of the village terroirs shines through, and his mastery of the winemaking process gives rise to elegant and silky red wines.

Accurately expressing the terroirs of Meursault, Puligny-Montrachet, Chassagne-Montrachet, Gevrey-Chambertin and many other illustrious Burgundy terroirs, this young winemaker is a promising talent indeed!