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As the wine world heads towards yet another series of vintage releases, it seems like a great idea to sit down and look at all the 1er Cru Single Vineyard lables from one of the finest vintages in recent years...   Burgundy 2020 is unfurling well to display what we had always hoped it would be, and Justin`s labels are certainly no exception. He is famed for his distinctive style, with the majority of his sites from Chassagne Montrachet.   Before we lose this set of wines forvever, we have the chance to sit down and take a good look at the development of these sites. I will informally present them as a function of their soils,...

Age of vines 25 years Grape variety Chardonnay Ageing Half French oak barrels and half in tanks. No new oak. Origin of wood: Allier, Vosges Bertranges. Wine remained 12 months in barrels and in tanks : blending before bottling. 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...

The Burgundy Pinot Noir from the Justin Girardin estate 2022 offers a beautiful ruby colour and a fresh and elegant nose. Fresh and elegant nose. Red fruit aromas. Supple wine, lightly structured, fruity and fresh. Age of vines: 50 years old Grape variety: Pinot Noir Ageing: French oak barrels Origin of wood: Allier and Vosges 50 % in oak (no new oak) 50% in tank Wine remained 15 months in barrels. Viticulture: Pruning style: Cordon de Royat and Guyot simple Manual harvest Green work (de-budding, leaf-thinning,...) Triple sorting: in the vineyard (twice) and in the winery on sorting table Winemaking: Grapes are destemmed, put into vat...

Age of vines 25 years Grape variety Pinot Noir AgeingFrench oak barrels. Origin of wood: Allier and Vosges 25%ofnewoak. Wine remained 15 months in barrels. Viticulture Pruning style: Cordon de Royat and Guyot simple Manual harvest Green work (de-budding, leaf-thinning,...) Triple sorting: in the vineyard (twice) and in the winery on sorting table Winemaking Grapes are destemmed, put into vat at 12°c during 5 days (cold pre-fermentary) to extract the primary aromas. Indigenous yeasts. Smooth extraction respecting the grape variety, terroir and vintage. Fermentation lasts around 20 days. Tasting notes This Chassagne is a food wine,...

Clos Saint-Jean is a Premier Cru vineyard located on the hillside above the streets and houses of Chassagne-Montrachet village. It is planted to both Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, making high-quality examples of both. It is the Clos Saint-Jean Premier Cru red wines that are of particular note, displaying rich, ripe characters despite their often lighter color. The individual Clos Saint-Jean lieu-dit covers a little over five hectares (12.3 acres) of east-facing Côte d'Or midslope, but the wider site is considered to include Chassagne du Clos Saint-Jean (2 hectares/5 acres) along the same slope to the south, with Les Rebichets (5.4...

Jasper Morris MW 91-93. "4 barrels from their own vines in Clos Charreau, plus one more barrel purchased. An attractive pale lemon and lime. A fine generosity of fruit with a refreshing backbone, slightly lime infused. Overall, this treads with light feet while still representing the long-term potential of Morgeot. Drink from 2026-2032. Tasted: October 2023."   Grape variety Chardonnay Average age of the vines 30 years Maturation 12 months in oak barrels (1/4 new barrels) Tasting notes A rich and powerful wine which needs 2-3 years to really develop. TASTING NOTES Shining lemon yellow colour, this is a very radiant wine. With...

Only one barrel made.

Justin's tasting note: "An elegant wine with a character all of its own! Bright, vivid, red colour. Intense and fruity nose where notes of wet undergrowth and wild nature can be detected. Fleshy and well structured on the palate. A little chunky in its youth, it becomes rounder and delicious to drink as it gets older. Very flavourful aftertaste." This red wine is produced on the Aubuzes climat in Maranges on the edge of the Santenay vineyard. The name of the place is a local variant of "Aubues" from the Gallic word "albucre" which means a whitish clay soil. Here the soil is rich and clayey, covered with...

Age of vines 50 years Grape variety Pinot noir Ageing French oak barrels Origin of wood: Allier and Vosges 15%ofnewoak. Wine remained 12 months in barrels. Viticulture Pruning style: Cordon de Royat and Guyot simple Manual harvest Green work (de-budding, leaf-thinning,...) Triple sorting: in the vineyard (twice) and in the winery on sorting table Winemaking Grapes are destemmed, put into vat at 12°c during 5 days (cold pre-fermentary) to extract the primary aromas. Indigenous yeasts. Smooth extraction respecting the grape variety, terroir and vintage. Fermentation lasts around 20 days. Tasting notes Beautiful ruby colour, a red fruits...

Justin's Tasting Note: "From the top of village of Meursault, this wine show the freshness of cold area of Meursault. Nice acidity with lots of energy.. Great salinity at the end." Jasper Morris MW: "Pale lemon yellow. The nose is clean-cut, with ripe balanced fruit, not yet much character. Easy-going, some white fruit and flesh. An attractive balance between the fruit and the acidity. Does what it says on the tin. Drink from 2026-2029. Tasted: October 2023." Ageing: French oak barrels Origin of wood: Allier and Bertranges 25 % of new oak. Wine remained 24 months in barrels. Viticulture: Pruning style: Guyot simple...

Age of vines 40 years Grape variety Chardonnay Ageing French oak barrels. Origin of wood: Allier and Bertranges 25 % of new oak. Wine remained 24 months in barrels. Viticulture Pruning style: Guyot simple. Manual harvest. Green work (de-budding, leaf-thinning,...) 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 Pale...

Age of vines 55 years Grape variety Pinot noir Ageing French oak barrels 50% of new oak with 24 months of maturing Viticulture Pruning style : Guyot simple Manual harvest, green work (de-budding, leaf-thinning,...) Winemaking Grapes are destemmed, put into vat at 12°c during 5 days (cold pre-fermentary) to extract the primary aromas. Indigenous yeasts. Smooth extraction respecting the grape variety, terroir and vintage. Fermentation lasts around 20 days. Tasting notes A pinot noir with aromas of blackberry, blueberry, pepper, with a solid but fine structure. The nose offers a beautiful aromatic bouquet marked by aromas of small black...

 Age of vines 45 years Grape variety Pinot noir Ageing French oak barrels. Origin of wood: Allier and Vosges 20 %,of new oak. Wine remained 15 months in barrels. Viticulture Pruning style: Cordon de Royat and Guyot simple Manual harvest Green work (de-budding, leaf-thinning,...) Triple sorting: in the vineyard (twice) and in the winery on sorting table Winemaking Grapes are destemmed, put into vat at 12°c during 5 days (cold pre-fermentary) to extract the primary aromas. Indigenous yeasts. During fermentation, the temperature is monitored so that it is around 26 °c with a peak at 30°c. Smooth extraction respecting the grape...

Darren Harris 16.5/20. Deep garnet. A rich and powerful nose with warm plum, earth, some Christmas pudding spices and a kiss of oak. On the palate we have juicy black-red fruits in what is a mouthfilling wine. The tannins are well coated by the lucsious fruit. No shortage of flavour here. JROB 16.5 Jancis Robinson         Age of vines 45 years Grape variety Pinot noir AgeingFrench oak barrels Origin of wood: Allier and Vosges 20 %,of new oak. Wine remained 15 months in barrels. Viticulture Pruning style: Cordon de Royat and Guyot simple Manual harvest Green work (de-budding, leaf-thinning,...) Triple sorting: in...

Jasper Morris MW. "In bottle. An attractive mid crimson. An attractive fresh raspberry fruit, middling concentration, slightly dry tannins just behind the bottling. The fruit has a riper aspect here. Drink from 2025-2029. Tasted: October 2023."   Age of vines 50 years Grape variety Pinot noir Ageing French oak barrels. Origin of wood: Allier and Vosges 15%ofnewoak. Wine remained 12 months in barrels. Viticulture Pruning style: Cordon de Royat and Guyot simple Manual harvest Green work (de-budding, leaf-thinning,...) Triple sorting: in the vineyard (twice) and in the winery on sorting table Winemaking Grapes are destemmed, put...

Jasper Morris MW. "There is a generosity of clean fruit on the palate, middling raspberry and strawberry, not too weighty but also not too over-ripe. Light tannins behind, quite an elegant style."