Red Still Wine | France | Burgundy | 75cl
£42.95
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£257.70
£244.82 case
ABV: 13.5%
Size: 75cl
Closure Type: Cork
Country: France
Region: Burgundy
Wine Style: Medium Bodied
Grape: Pinot Noir
About five centuries ago, Jean Girard began cultivating vines in Savigny-Les-Beaune. Seven generations later, Jean-Jacques Girard creates his own estate to perpetuate the family tradition. In 2008, his son Vincent joined him on the farm. Today, the family farm covers about fifteen hectares, growing excellent quality Pinot Noir.
1er Cru Les Serpentieres is a wine of fine, lacy persistence, classically proportioned with a dark red fruited register. Subtle and delicate yet has notably more depth than the Rouvrettes, more layered complexity. It has been aged for 15 months in 2nd and 3rd year old barrels. The textbook driving line of fine minerality gives this a long, fine, weightless sensibility that is both mouthwatering and ever rising in its floral sustain. Delicious.
FOOD PAIRING: All feathered game without forgetting the traditional dishes: beef bourguignon, ham with dregs, Gaston Gerard chicken.
