Domaine Vincent Girardin "Les Champans" Volnay Premier Cru 2020 (Cote de Beaune, Burgundy, France) - [WS 94] [BH 92] [WA 91+] [JM 91] [VM 90-92]

AGE OF VINES 65 yearsGEOLOGY Grapes come from the  vineyards of the village of Volnay in the Côte de Beaune, especially from “Les Lurets” and “La Gigotte” vineyards, at the bottom of Volnay. Soil: clay and limestone.  Gentle slope. Grapes Variety: 100% Pinot Noir. Guyot pruning with different yearly works in the vineyard (pruning, trellising on wires/tying-in, thinning fruit-bunches).VINIFICATION Harvest-picking by hand. The grapes are sorted twice (when picking the grapes and on the sorting table), then partially destemmed (a third sorting can be done if necessary with our optical machine). Afterwards put in stainless steel thermoregulated tanks. The alcoholic fermentation can begin with natural yeasts we have in the grape berries and last around three weeks. Pumping-over (the must) and crushing are very soft in order to be very careful about the substance and in order to get the purest and most representative wine we can.  Soft pressing. AGING The wine is put into the cask further