Meursault AOC 1er Cru Les Perrières 2020 Vincent Girardin

Vincent Girardin's Meursault 1er Cru Les Perrières is an exceptional white wine, grown in one of the most prestigious areas of Burgundy. The vineyards, located in the municipality of Meursault, to the south of the village, specifically in Les Perrières du Dessous, next to the Clos Des Perrières, boast 50-year-old vines. The soil, a homogeneous and rather shallow clayey limestone dating back to the Bathonian stage, is also characterized by white marls, offering a unique and distinctive terroir.

The harvest is manual, with a careful selection of the best bunches both in the vineyard and in the cellar, followed by pneumatic pressing for a slow extraction of the juice. This meticulous process aims to preserve the integrity and purity of the aromatic heritage of the grapes. Fermentation takes place in French oak barriques, partly new. Once the malolactic fermentation is completed, the wine ages in the same containers for 18 months.

It has a straw yellow color. On the nose it displays a bouquet of citrus aromas, supported by floral hints reminiscent of hawthorn and butter. On the palate it is elegant and precise, characterized by a marked minerality on the finish.

Excellent paired with scallops, it goes well with roasted prawns and scampi carpaccio.