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 Grandes Épenottes sits at the Pommard end of Beaune, on gravelly limestone — a premier cru that gives Pinot Noir more perfume than power, and rewards a light hand in the cellar.

Red cherry and redcurrant with a floral lift, then a supple, fine-boned palate closing fresh. A Beaune to drink for pleasure rather than to wrestle with, though it will hold comfortably into the 2030s.