Vincent Girardin

Burgundy En-Primeur 2022

Eric Germain began the 2022 harvest at Vincent Girardin on 25th August through to 7th September, on the whole bringing in the reds first. He reports good but not excessive yields. The regional wines are at 12.5%, village wines 12.5-13.2%, 1ers crus typically 13.5%, with no sugar additions, nor acidification. His whites are all crushed before pressing, with much less sulphur employed at the harvest than used to be the case, and just 10-15% new wood for the village wines, increased to 15-20% for the Crus. Most wines were still in their original barrels and will not be racked until the New Year for a probably bottling in March

For the reds, an 18 days cuvaison is typical, some cool maceration, with punching down at the start, pumping over later, but mostly infusion. A percentage of whole bunches was used for the red wines. 
Winemaker Eric Germain directs this 32-ha operation that now controls, either by lease or direct ownership, some very prestigious vineyards. Eric has been winemaker at Vincent Girardin for nearly twenty years. He was known as Vincent’s right-hand man for many years until Vincent’s retirement. From a family of winemakers in Meursault and as an oenologist, Eric has expert knowledge of the vineyard and the Côte de Beaune especially. In 2013, Eric became partners with Marco Caschera in Vincent Girardin. Eric has been instrumental in the expansion at the winery, with both investments in the Domaine’s vines and recent acquisitions in Volnay, Puligny, Meursault, Pommard and Auxey-Duresses. In a time of rising prices and dwindling allocations, Altaya’s long relationship with Vincent Girardin has allowed us to maintain good availability and realistic pricing.
2022 OVERVIEW
TERMS & CONDITIONS
  • Subject to remaining unsold
  • All prices are per bottle in HK Dollars
  • Offer valid until 31 March 2024
  • Minimum order of HK$3,000 or 12 bottles (can be mixed)
  • Shipping to Hong Kong is free of charge and ETA by early 2025
  • Complimentary storage until 31 May 2025
  • Payment upon receipt of invoice

REGIONAL

Vincent Girardin Bourgogne Blanc Cuvee Saint Vincent 2022
White 

Aromatic wine with fruity, floral notes and a lot of delicacies in the mouth. Lots of freshness and minerality.
 
$195 / bottle (750ml) 
(ETA Mar 2025)
Vincent Girardin Bourgogne Rouge Cuvee Saint Vincent 2022
Red

A rich wine with general notes of red fruits. Elegant nose with aromas of blackcurrant, raspberry, and strawberry. On the palate, supple entry and silky tannins. 
 
$195 / bottle (750ml) 
(ETA Mar 2025)

VILLAGE

Vincent Girardin Meursault Vieilles Vignes 2022
White

Roasted almond and hazelnut with floral and mineral notes. Butter, honey, and citrus fruits also solicit the nose. On the palate, a rich wine with a hazelnut flavor, fond and joyful. Beautiful balance between unctuousness and freshness. 
 
$650 / bottle (750ml) 
(ETA Mar 2025)
Vincent Girardin Puligny Montrachet Vieilles Vignes 2022
White

Ripe grapes, marzipan, hazelnut, amber, lemongrass, green apple. Mineral and lactic aromas on the nose. Honey is usual, especially after a few years of keeping. The body and the bouquet melt with age. 
 
$735 / bottle (750ml) 
(ETA Mar 2025)
Vincent Girardin Chassagne Montrachet Vieilles Vignes 2022
White

Full-bodied, powerful, and rich. Aromas of toasted almonds, ripe apples, white flowers, and honey. They have remarkable persistence.
 
$735 / bottle (750ml) 
(ETA Mar 2025)
Vincent Girardin Volnay Vieilles Vignes 2022
Red

Volnay combines breeding with nobility, delicacy, elegance, and feminity. Bright ruby, light garnet, it has aromas of violet, redcurrant, and cherry and with aged spices, and cooked prune. Fresh on the palate, warm on the finish.
 
$430 / bottle (750ml) 
(ETA Mar 2025)

PREMIER CRU

Vincent Girardin Santenay 1er Cru Le Beaurepaire 2022
White

Green apple and citrus on the nose. On the palate, the wine offers a rich and fragrant substance with a fruity, vanilla, and peppery finish.
 
$395 / bottle (750ml) 
(ETA Mar 2025)
Vincent Girardin St Aubin 1er Cru La Chateniere 2022
White

A rich and powerful wine, from a nice solar terroir, with a woody nose where fruits and flowers follow one another at the rhythm of the years. In the mouth is mineral and long, with a salty finish.
 
$545 / bottle (750ml) 
(ETA Mar 2025)
Vincent Girardin St Aubin 1er Cru En Remilly 2022
White

Great aromatic purity, the mouth is typical of a Chardonnay, fresh, with buttery and mineral notes
 
$545 / bottle (750ml)   
(ETA Mar 2025)
Vincent Girardin Chassagne Montrachet 1er Cru Morgeot 2022
White | JM 92-95

A gleaming lemon and lime colour, with plenty of energy but also a vivacious fresh fruit. Particularly bursting with energy on the mid-palate, beautifully balanced, and with reasonable length.
 
$895 / bottle (750ml)   
(ETA Mar 2025)
Vincent Girardin Meursault 1er Cru Blagny 2022
White | JM 91-93

A fresh mid lemon and lime. This is very pleasingly perfumed, with some soft and charming white fruit, then a good backbone of limestone, quite refined fruit at the finish, with more than adequate length. 
 
$895/ bottle (750ml)  
(ETA Mar 2025)
Vincent Girardin Meursault 1er Cru Les Charmes-Dessus 2022
White | JM 92-94

Bright pale primrose, with a reductive nose. There’s a very significant weight to the fruit though, with good acidity behind, a little yellow fruit then a cushion of broad-based orchard fruit behind. A punchy, energetic finish.
 
$990/ bottle (750ml)  
(ETA Mar 2025)
Vincent Girardin Santenay 1er Cru Les Gravieres Rouge 2022
Red | JM 92-94

A very complex nose that lets aromas of wild berries press themselves. The woodiness is slightly pronounced letting the Pinot Noir reveal its subtle aromas. A wine that requires a little patience to express all that is expected of it. 
 
$395/ bottle (750ml)  
(ETA Mar 2025)
Vincent Girardin Volnay 1er Cru Clos des Chenes 2022
Red | VN 90-92

Powerful yet extremely classy, a gorgeous quality of lifted strawberry and raspberry fruit, very elegant yet also with a fair intensity. A delicious supple finish with good length.
 
$690/ bottle (750ml)  
(ETA Mar 2025)

GRAND CRU

Vincent Girardin Corton Charlemagne Grand Cru 2022
White | VN 90-92

Very complex on the nose with silex, vegetal notes. These aromas will evolve later on flint and lemon peel. Nutty, mineral characters allied with zesty lemon/lime. 
 
$2,550 bottle (750ml)  
(ETA Mar 2025)
JM = Jasper Morris, Inside Burgundy, VN = Vinous
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