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| Drinking window: Drink between 2012 and 2016 (based on 14 user opinions) |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 88.7 pts. and median of 89 pts. in 14 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Raider on 7/18/2013 & rated 84 points: Nice notes of mineraity (2070 views) | | | Tasted by Always4wine on 3/24/2013 & rated 88 points: Drinking a bit thin. Maybe age is not helping this wine. Nice when chilled. I taste pears and a mineral. (2396 views) | | | Tasted by melzar on 3/2/2013 & rated 89 points: Not much to add after previous tastings. My last bottle from a case. Good fruit, but oak remains dominant. Perhaps in time it will integrate. Could pass for California. (2217 views) | | | Tasted by Ben Christiansen on 12/17/2012: Its gotten better than when I last remembered it! (2536 views) | | | Tasted by melzar on 11/25/2012 & rated 89 points: Wood still dominant, but ample fruit remains suggesting a few more years of evolution. Drank with smoked trout pate that tamed the oak, and brought the fruit front and center. decent palate and finish. An excellent value. (2419 views) | | | Tasted by melzar on 10/5/2012 & rated 88 points: Wood dominant, fruit fading. It remains a very pleasant quaff, but not a great value when compared to many inexpensive macons. (1139 views) | | | Tasted by StainedGlass on 9/10/2012 & rated 88 points: Floral and tropical nose, with moderately sharp citrus and not-quite-ripe peach fruit notes. 13% abv. (1037 views) | | | Tasted by kosinski on 7/31/2012: Restrained nose of apples and wet stone. Minerality carries over to the palate with flavors of apple. Good acidity and barely noticeable oak notes. (1098 views) | | | Tasted by rocknroller on 3/18/2012 & rated 88 points: Red Burgs Plus (Porter Creek, Burnsville): Nose has citrus, mineral, grapefruit, orange. Palate has good weight, citrus, grapefruit, orange zest, bitter. 88-89pts. (1853 views) | | | Tasted by melzar on 2/7/2012 & rated 90 points: Very well balanced and ready to drink. Wood stands out a little at this point. Some short term aging potential. (1173 views) | | | Tasted by SanFranSoxFan04 on 11/1/2011 & rated 89 points: Nose: Tropical fruit, earthy, floral, corn. Subtle nose
Taste: subdued florals
Medium finish, good. (1482 views) |
| Domaine / Maison Vincent Girardin Producer Website
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Source: VinConnect (VinConnect.com)
The Girardin family has been making wine as far back as the 17th century, making Vincent Girardin an 11th generation winemaker. In 1982, Vincent incorporated his namesake négociant house with only 2 hectares of vines. Since then, Vincent has steadily grown his production, with both purchases of land and grapes. Today, the Girardin estate represents about 20 hectares of vines spread throughout 42 parcels in 8 different villages in the Cote de Beaune. Bought fruit completes the range.
Vincent adheres to the principles of integrated and reasoned viticulture, emphasizing the benefits of bio-dynamism in the vineyards (no herbicide or insecticides are used, the ground is deeply plowed, compost comes from a biodynamic farm in the district) while still allowing himself the flexibility to apply a soft treatment to the vineyards should bad meteorological conditions seriously threaten the sanitary condition of the grapes.
Vincent is committed to making wines that are a direct expression of the individual grapes and terroirs. Harvest is done by hand and grapes, both of the estate and bought, are sorted twice before entering the winery (once when picking and again on the sorting table). During fermentations, strict and daily monitorings are the norm. Each cuvée represents a different hillside and a different exposure; thus, the winemaker’s decisions are paramount. Vincent’s roots are deep in the most prestigious terroirs of Burgundy. He knows every vine, every parcel of land. He ensures that the highest quality is maintained by following each wine’s development every step of the way, along with his winemaker, Eric Germain, respecting, at all times, the most important element of Burgundy – the individuality of its terroirs.
The white wines of the estate are lightly pressed and after a gentle racking of the must, put in French oak casks (with 10 to 35% of new oak depending upon the appellation). Fermentations begin with only indigenous yeasts and ageing is long, the wine resting on fine lees for 14 to 20 months, depending on the cuvée. The lunar calendar is consulted to find an auspicious bottling date. These wines find their essence in their finesse, extreme aromatic purity, and fine balance between acidity and richness.
The red wines of the estate are produced from partially de-stemmed grapes that ferment in stainless steel thermo-regulated tanks with their natural yeasts. The must is very gently pumped over and crushed in order to avoid extracting harsh tannins, always keeping in mind the search for purity and terroir expression. The must is then gently pressed and clean juice is put into French oak casks (with 30 to 60% of new oak depending upon the appellation) to settle. The wines are aged for 16 to 18 months on fine lees and also bottled according to the lunar calendar without fining or filtering. The resulting wines are often fruit-forward and elegant, with supple tannins.
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Wine Scholar Guild vintage ratings
2018 vintage: "marked by a wet spring, a superb summer and a good harvest"
2019 vintage reports
2021: "From a general standpoint, whether for white, rosé or red wines, 2021 is a year marked by quality in the Rhône Valley Vineyards. Structured, elegant, fresh and fruity will be the main keywords for this new vintage."
2022 harvest: idealwine.info | wine-searcher.comBurgundy Les vins de Bourgogne (Bureau interprofessionnel des vins de Bourgogne) (and in English)
Burgundy - The province of eastern France, famous for its red wines produced from Pinot Noir and its whites produced from Chardonnay. (Small of amounts of Gamay and Aligoté are still grown, although these have to be labeled differently.) The most famous part of the region is known as the Cote d'Or (the Golden Slope). It is divided into the Cote de Beaune, south of the town of Beaune (famous principally for its whites), and the Cote de Nuits, North of Beaune (home of the most famous reds). In addition, the Cote Chalonnaise and the Maconnais are important wine growing regions, although historically a clear level (or more) below the Cote d'Or. Also included by some are the regions of Chablis and Auxerrois, farther north.
Burgundy Report | Les Grands Jours de Bourgogne - na stejné téma od Heleny Baker
# 2013 Vintage Notes:
* "2013 is a vintage that 20 years ago would have been a disaster." - Will Lyons
* "low yields and highly variable reds, much better whites." - Bill Nanson
* "Virtually all wines were chaptalised, with a bit of sugar added before fermentation to increase the final alcohol level." - Jancis Robinson
# 2014 Vintage Notes:
"We have not had such splendid harvest weather for many years. This will ensure high quality (fragrant, classy and succulent are words already being used) across the board, up and down the hierarchy and well as consistently from south to north geographically apart from those vineyards ravaged by the hail at the end of June." - Clive Coates
# 2015 Vintage Notes:
"Low yields and warm weather allowed for ample ripeness, small berries and an early harvest. Quality is looking extremely fine, with some people whispering comparisons with the outstanding 2005 vintage. Acid levels in individual wines may be crucial." - Jancis Robinson
# 2017 Vintage Notes:
"Chablis suffered greatly from frost in 2017, resulting in very reduced volumes. As ever, the irony seems to be that what remains is very good quality, as it is in the Côte d’Or. Cooler nights across the region have resulted in higher-than-usual acidity, with good conditions throughout the harvest season allowing for ripe, healthy fruit." - Jancis Robinson
# 2018 Vintage Notes:
"The most successful region for red Burgundy in 2018 was the Côte de Beaune. The weather was ideal in this area, with just enough sunlight and rain to produce perfectly balanced wines naturally." - Vinfolio
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