Justin Girardin Santenay "Les Terrasses de Bievaux" 2022

This delicious white comes from a plot of limestone soil high up on the hill. It’s floral and zippy, with fantastic energy. This delivers the quality and complexity of a village wine for the price not far off others’ Bourgogne Blancs.

Age of vines 30 years

Grape variety Chardonnay

Ageing French oak barrels. Origin of wood: Allier and Bertranges 15%ofnewoak. Wine remained 12 months in barrels.

Viticulture Pruning style: Guyot simple. Manual harvest. Green work (de-budding, leaf-thinning,...). Triple sorting: in the vineyard (twice) and in the winery on sorting table

Winemaking The grapes are pressed upon arrival at the winery. We practice a fermentation with a low temperature to keep all the flavours. We start the alcoholic fermentation in vats to have a regular fermentation , then when alcoholic fermentation is running we put the wine into barrels . We use only natural yeasts to keep the charm and character of each wine.

Tasting notes The wine is clear and brilliant , mineral and floral, fresh and vigorous. Its aromatic expression features notes of bracken and hazelnut.