2019 Chassagne-Montrachet, Les Vergers, 1er Cru, Camille Giroud, Burgundy
- White
- Dry
- Medium Bodied
- Chardonnay
For laying down
- Jasper Morris MW
- 92/100
Product: 20198011592
Description
This hugely seductive wine boasts flamboyant nutty and tropical fruit aromas, and an almost viscous texture. Its concentration points to the fact that most of the vines here are half-a-century old. The finish, however, is refined and mineral – as you’d expect from an east-facing vineyard at the Puligny end of Chassagne. Drink 2022-2028.
Colour White
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2019
Alcohol % 14.5
Maturity For laying down
Grape List Chardonnay
Body Medium Bodied
Producer Maison Camille Giroud
Critics reviews
Jasper Morris MW 92/100
Delightful pale lemon and lime colour. Here the bouquet has a little more character as the grapes were picked at ideal ripeness. Suave and succulent, a generosity of fruit, a faint touch of coconut, definitely ripe enough and relatively complex. Plenty of detail to enjoy here.Jasper Morris MW, insideburgundy.com (December 2020)
About this wine
Chardonnay
Chardonnay is often seen as the king of white wine grapes and one of the most widely planted in the world It is suited to a wide variety of soils, though it excels in soils with a high limestone content as found in Champagne, Chablis, and the Côte D`Or. Burgundy is Chardonnay's spiritual home and the best White Burgundies are dry, rich, honeyed wines with marvellous poise, elegance and balance. They are unquestionably the finest dry white wines in the world. Chardonnay plays a crucial role in the Champagne blend, providing structure and finesse, and is the sole grape in Blanc de Blancs.
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Maison Camille Giroud
Established in 1865, Maison Camille Giroud has a rich heritage rooted in Burgundy’s winemaking tradition. Initially a specialist négociant, they sourced wines from esteemed growers across the renowned Côte d’Or region, ageing them meticulously in their cellars for decades to achieve peak maturity.
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