- Colour White
- Producer Domaine Justin Girardin
- Region Santenay
- Grape Chardonnay
- Drinking 2023 - 2030
- Case size 12x75cl
- Available Now
2021 - Santenay Blanc Les Terrasses de Bievaux Justin Girardin - 12x75cl
- Colour White
- Producer Domaine Justin Girardin
- Region Santenay
- Grape Chardonnay
- Drinking 2023 - 2030
- Case size 12x75cl
- Available Now
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Goedhuis, December 2022
The steeply terraced slopes of Bievaux have a natural coolness giving this wine an excellent freshness. This is a bright, fresh and zippy style, intensified by some tropical fruit warmth. With flavours of orchard fruit, a taut concentrated style, full bodied and long.
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Goedhuis, December 2022
The steeply terraced slopes of Bievaux have a natural coolness giving this wine an excellent freshness. This is a bright, fresh and zippy style, intensified by some tropical fruit warmth. With flavours of orchard fruit, a taut concentrated style, full bodied and long.
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Jasper Morris MW, December 2022, Score: 88-90
Pale lime green notes. A slight reduction on the nose though otherwise attractively grapey. Justin thinks that the vintage works better in white, even though the volumes are even lower. Attractive pure and fresh with a good carry through to the end. Drink from 2024-2027.
Region
Santenay
Santenay is a village and thermal resort in the Côte de Beaune district of Burgundy and is where the Côte d'Or begins in the south. 90% of wine from Santenay is red made from Pinot Noir and therest is white wine made from Chardonnay. The most noteworthy Premiers Crus are La Comme (on the border with Chassagne), Les Gravières (south of La Comme), Beauregard (to the west of Les Gravières) and Passetemps (to the south of Beauregard). The soils are varied with La Comme and Les Gravières, on the northern slope of Santenay, having a topsoil of gravel over marly-limestone. On the south side of Santenay, the soils are either brown limestone or deep in character, and the wines are more earthy. Red wines are generally well built and can be marked by a rustic and ‘terroir' quality. They are often tannic and hard in youth with earthy aromas and hints of violets,strawberries and almonds. Older wines tend to be characterised by chestnut and dried plum flavours and often have a smoky character. Premiers Crus have more noticeable floral notes. It is often said that Les Gravières has the greatest finesse, while La Comme is more robust. Santenay whites can have a youthful bouquet of hazelnuts and ferns. Within Les Gravières there is a plot producing white wine, including the very good Clos de Gravières. One of the best ambassadors for the region is Vincent Girardin.