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Vincent Giraedin
The history of Maison Vincent
Girardin is relatively recent. In
1980, at the age of 19, Vincent
Girardin, the son of a family of
winegrowers based in Santenay
since the 17th century, decided to
strike out on his own and began
producing wine from five acres of Vincent Girardin vineyardbrands.com
vines that he had inherited from (also see côte de nuits & côte de beaune & côte chalonnaise)
his parents. Vincent Girardin Puligny-Montrachet V.V. 2017 $803.00

Vincent Girardin Puligny-Montrachet Les Referts 1er Cru 2017 $1139 95WS,92WA
Vincent & Sophie Morey (please inquire for current in-stock burgundy from this producer)
Sophie and Vincent Morey both
come from families of
winegrowers in Santeny and
Chassagne-Montrachet
respectively.In 2006 Sophie and Vincent & Sophie Morey vineyardbrands.com
Vincent set up their own domaine
and had their first harvest in (also see chassagne-montrachet & santenay)
2007. V & S Morey Dmne Puligny-Montrachet La Truffière 1er Cru 2015 $783.00
(please inquire for current in-stock burgundy from this producer)

CHASSAGNE-MONTRACHET
In the southern part of the Côte de Beaune Chassagne-Montrachet shares with Puligny the uncontested title of the prince of the
world’s dry white wines: the divine Montrachet (pronounced “Monrachay”). This fine, broad hillside brings out the very highest
expression of the two Burgundian grapes. This appellation includes 55 Premiers Crus Climats
and 3 appellation Grands Crus.

Bouchard Père & Fils
Over time, by acquiring various
terroirs with great care and
patience, Bouchard Père & Fils
has built up a vast domaine in
Côte-d’Or. Today the estate
boasts 130 hectares of vines, of
which 12 are classed Grand Cru
and 74 classed as Premier Cru.
Bouchard Père & Fils mdhamerica.com
Domaine Leflaive (also see côte de nuits, côte de beaune & côte chalonnaise)
Domaine Leflaive has been Bouchard Père & Fils Chassagne-Montrachet 2017 $443.90
entirely a family domaine since its
creation. Brice de La Morandière, (please inquire for current in-stock burgundy from this producer)
great grandson of the founder,
Joseph Leflaive, represents the
fourth generation at the head of
the domaine. In 2015, after an
international career in industry, he Domaine Leflaive wilsondaniels.com
succeeded Anne-Claude, pioneer (also see côte chalonnaise, meursault & puigny-montrachet)
in biodynamics. Domaine Leflaive Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru 2017 6pk $3900 97DEC,97WS

Francois Carillon (please inquire for current in-stock burgundy from this producer)
The family still occupies the same
site as they did in 1632 in Puligny
-Montrachet, between the church
and the old château which Francois Carillon vineyardbrands.com
belonged to the original nobles of
the village. The motif on their (also see puligny-montrachet & saint aubin)
label, showing a grape harvesting Carillon Dmne Chassagne-Montrachet 2017 $689.00
knife and the year 1632, is a
reproduction of a carving above Carillon Dmne Chassagne-Montrachet les Macherelles 1er Cru 2017 $1092
the door frame. (please inquire for current in-stock burgundy from this producer)

Jean-Philippe Fichet
Jean-Philippe Fichet has
assembled this Meursault-based
domaine parcel by parcel over Jean-Philippe Fichet rarewineco.com
two decades. JeanPhilippe aims (also see aloxe-duresses & meursault)
to know his vines, and to work
with them to find a healthy Fichet Domaine Chassagne-Montrachet 2017 $588.00
equilibrium. He eschews chemical (please inquire for current in-stock burgundy from this producer)
fertilizers, herbicides or

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