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.

Chassagne-Montrachet is where Girardin’s restraint pays off most plainly. The village bottling is drawn from parcels on the classic limestone slope, handled with minimal oak influence so the terroir carries the wine rather than the barrel.

Sharp, pure and elegant — citrus and white flowers on the nose, a chiselled palate closing on salinity. A Chassagne built for tension rather than weight.