Justin Girardin Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Morgeot Blanc 2023

Jasper Morris 90-92

Surface : 0.18 hectares
Average production : 45hl/ha
Age of vines : 30 years
Grape variety : Chardonnay

Ageing:
French oak barrels
Origin of wood: Allier and Bertranges
25 % of new oak.
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.

Maturing:

In French oak barrels
The malolactic fermentation is performed in barrels with ageing on fine lees
We made a fining to have clearer wine, then we filtered it lightly to remove impurities (a light deposition in a bottle does not alter any taste in the wine )
Bottling in favourable lunar day.

Tasting notes :
Powerful nose, nice length with a mineral finish.
Serve between 12°C and 14°C ; keep 7 to 8 years.

Wine pairings:
Fish, seafood, veal sweetbreads, poultry...