Pierre-Vincent Girardin founded his own domaine in Meursault in 2016, at nineteen, on parcels handed down by his father Vincent Girardin. He is the 13th generation of a Burgundian winemaking family; his first vintage was released in 2017.

He farms around five hectares of his own vines, completed by fruit bought from long-standing growers, with the estate set to reach ten hectares and complete its conversion to organic farming by 2026.

The signature is restraint. Ageing takes place in large-format barrels, which slow the exchange with the wood and keep the oak out of the way. The wines are built on tension and precision rather than richness — one of the most closely watched young names in the Côte de Beaune.

Les Suchots runs along the northern edge of Vosne-Romanée, between Richebourg and Échezeaux — about as good an address as a premier cru can have. This bottling comes from the Grands Suchots section, from vines over 70 years old.

Vinified with whole clusters, then 12 months in new oak followed by three months in stainless steel before bottling.

Griotte cherry and rose petal, warm spice, a hint of undergrowth; a silken palate with fine-grained tannins and real sap. The Vosne signature — perfume and structure at once — read with this house’s restraint.