This 32-hectare estate is certified biodynamic and organic. As for negociant wines, all viticulture is either lutte raisonnée or organic.
In 2012, Vincent Girardin sold his estate to the Compagnie des Vins d'Autrefois in Beaune. That operation owns a number of estates and labels in Burgundy and also acts as a distributor for other estates. Eric Germain and his team, who were in charge of the winemaking at Vincent Girardin prior to the sale, were retained and continue to make the wines.
We begin with the reds:
Overall, red wines average 50% whole clusters.
2019 Volnay 1er Cru Santenots
This wine has a smooth texture with plenty of ripe dark fruits. It drinks well, already. 100% whole cluster. 13.5% stated alcohol. 91/A-
2019 Beaune 1er Cru Clos des Aigrots
The Beaune-Clos des Aigrots is smooth and crisp with dark fruits, good differentiation and depth. 13.5% stated alcohol. 92+/A
And the whites:
2019 Meursault Les Casses-Têtes
The Casses-Têtes is smooth and medium-weight, showing minerality and good energy, along with length. 13% stated alcohol. 91+/A
2019 Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Morgeot
This wine is smooth in texture with good minerality, citric flavors, and overall calm and finesse. It is high in Morgeot, in the Fairendes vineyard. 13.5% stated alcohol. 92/A
2019 Meursault 1er Cru Charmes du Dessus
The Charmes is mineral and long with an almost Genevrières-like finesse. 13.5% stated alcohol. 93/A
2019 Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Combettes
The Combettes is richer than the Charmes du Dessus with minerality and salinity, making for a mouth-watering wine. The vines here are at the same level as those of the Charmes du Dessus, but there is more clay in the soil here, making for the richness. 13.5% stated alcohol. 93/A
2019 Corton-Charlemagne
The Corton-Charlemagne is rich and juicy and shows power, depth, and penetration, but also overall finesse. The wine sees 15% new oak, but also is kept in barrel longer than the other wines 92+/B+