Chassagne-Montrachet rouge 2022 Domaine Justin Girardin
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Product Details
- Format
- 75 cl
- Region
- Bourgogne
- Vintage
- 2022
- Classification
- VILLAGE
- Appellation
- CHASSAGNE MONTRACHET
- Alcohol
- 13°
- Colour
- ROUGE
- Country
- FRANCE
- Taster
- Adrien
Fine red fruits, spice, and a delicate floral note. A precise and approachable Chassagne-Montrachet from Domaine Justin Girardin, supple, fresh, and deeply pleasurable.
The Chassagne-Montrachet Rouge 2022 from Domaine Justin Girardin is one of the most charming and seductive discoveries in an appellation known worldwide for its great Chardonnays, yet which also produces, in relative obscurity, Pinot Noirs of such finesse, concentration, and generosity that they pleasantly surprise even the most seasoned tasters. Pinot Noir elevated by the legendary terroir of Chassagne-Montrachet, in Justin Girardin's own words. A wine for the table, structured, with silky tannins and fine ageing potential.
Terroir and vines
This Chassagne-Montrachet rouge comes from Pinot Noir parcels planted thirty years ago on the clay-limestone soils characteristic of the appellation, in the southern part of the Côte de Beaune where ferruginous and calcareous clays give the Pinot Noir a concentration, depth, and aromatic richness that clearly distinguishes it from the lighter expressions of this variety in the more northern villages. These well-draining clay-limestone soils, naturally rich in minerals, are the source of this red Chassagne's concentrated, juicy, and generous character, expressing with crispness and clarity the little-known but genuine vocation of this great terroir for red wines. The vines are farmed in biodynamics, with triple sorting in the vineyard twice and on a vibrating sorting table. The grapes are destemmed, placed in vat, and cooled to 12°C for five to seven days in cold pre-fermentation maceration to extract primary aromatics. Indigenous yeasts exclusively. Maceration lasts fifteen to twenty days with minimal punching down and frequent pump-overs for soft, delicate extraction. Fifteen months of ageing in oak from Allier and the Vosges, of which 25% new barrels.
Tasting profile
The robe is a deep garnet red with carmine reflections, of fine density. The nose reveals exquisite notes of morello cherry and black cherry, with a fresh hint of menthol, a promising introduction to this village-level Chassagne-Montrachet rouge. Crisp and generous, the attack seduces with its roundness and generosity, offering perfect textural harmony. Subtle flavours of red fruits, cherry, morello, and raspberry unfold with fluidity and leave a persistent impression. The 2022 vintage, sun-blessed and concentrated, shows ripe fruit richness and mature tannins that promise fine cellar evolution over seven to nine years.
The domaine
A family domaine present in Burgundy since 1570, Justin Girardin now represents the thirteenth generation at the helm of the family estate spanning seventeen hectares from Santenay to Savigny-lès-Beaune, passing through Chassagne-Montrachet and Pommard. Each parcel produces a wine with its own distinct identity. Attentive to the wellbeing of his vines, Justin and his teams work in biodynamics, intervening only when necessary to maintain the vineyard within a logic of healthy agriculture, ever more respectful of the environment.
Food pairing
This Chassagne-Montrachet rouge pairs beautifully with a beef roast, game birds, roasted poultry, lamb with herbs, or aged cheeses such as Époisses or mature Comté. Decant an hour before drinking. Served between 16 and 17°C, it will reveal all the fruit concentration, tannin generosity, and typicity of a Chassagne-Montrachet rouge crafted with care and conviction by a family of vignerons spanning thirteen generations.
Terroir and vines
This Chassagne-Montrachet rouge comes from Pinot Noir parcels planted thirty years ago on the clay-limestone soils characteristic of the appellation, in the southern part of the Côte de Beaune where ferruginous and calcareous clays give the Pinot Noir a concentration, depth, and aromatic richness that clearly distinguishes it from the lighter expressions of this variety in the more northern villages. These well-draining clay-limestone soils, naturally rich in minerals, are the source of this red Chassagne's concentrated, juicy, and generous character, expressing with crispness and clarity the little-known but genuine vocation of this great terroir for red wines. The vines are farmed in biodynamics, with triple sorting in the vineyard twice and on a vibrating sorting table. The grapes are destemmed, placed in vat, and cooled to 12°C for five to seven days in cold pre-fermentation maceration to extract primary aromatics. Indigenous yeasts exclusively. Maceration lasts fifteen to twenty days with minimal punching down and frequent pump-overs for soft, delicate extraction. Fifteen months of ageing in oak from Allier and the Vosges, of which 25% new barrels.
Tasting profile
The robe is a deep garnet red with carmine reflections, of fine density. The nose reveals exquisite notes of morello cherry and black cherry, with a fresh hint of menthol, a promising introduction to this village-level Chassagne-Montrachet rouge. Crisp and generous, the attack seduces with its roundness and generosity, offering perfect textural harmony. Subtle flavours of red fruits, cherry, morello, and raspberry unfold with fluidity and leave a persistent impression. The 2022 vintage, sun-blessed and concentrated, shows ripe fruit richness and mature tannins that promise fine cellar evolution over seven to nine years.
The domaine
A family domaine present in Burgundy since 1570, Justin Girardin now represents the thirteenth generation at the helm of the family estate spanning seventeen hectares from Santenay to Savigny-lès-Beaune, passing through Chassagne-Montrachet and Pommard. Each parcel produces a wine with its own distinct identity. Attentive to the wellbeing of his vines, Justin and his teams work in biodynamics, intervening only when necessary to maintain the vineyard within a logic of healthy agriculture, ever more respectful of the environment.
Food pairing
This Chassagne-Montrachet rouge pairs beautifully with a beef roast, game birds, roasted poultry, lamb with herbs, or aged cheeses such as Époisses or mature Comté. Decant an hour before drinking. Served between 16 and 17°C, it will reveal all the fruit concentration, tannin generosity, and typicity of a Chassagne-Montrachet rouge crafted with care and conviction by a family of vignerons spanning thirteen generations.
