Pierre Girardin Les Suchots, Vosne-Romanee Premier Cru, France 2022

Pierre Girardin is one of the most closely watched “new generation” domaines in Burgundy, founded by Pierre-Vincent Girardin in 2017 when he was still in his early 20s. Based in Meursault, he took over a network of carefully selected old-vine parcels across the Côte de Beaune and Côte de Nuits, working in a highly precise, modern style focused on purity, detail, and vineyard expression. Girardin’s approach combines meticulous organic farming with ultra controlled cellar work whole cluster fermentations, native yeasts, and a distinctive use of custom made barrels, including very fine-grain oak designed to minimize overt wood influence. The wines are typically energetic and lifted, with crystalline fruit, fine structure, and a strong sense of site transparency. Though still young, the domaine has quickly developed a reputation for producing some of the most polished and sought-after new-wave Burgundies, spanning from village wines to grand crus.

“Les Suchots” 2022 — A refined and highly expressive Premier Cru from the heart of Vosne-Romanée, offering layered aromas of red cherry, wild strawberry, rose petal, and warm spice. Silky yet structured, the 2022 vintage shows remarkable purity and finesse, with fine-grained tannins and a long, mineral-tinged finish. A poised and elegant expression of Pinot Noir from one of the village’s most coveted climats.