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Domaine/Maison Vincent Girardin

Enologist Eric Germain views 2012 as "un grand millesime for reds and whites but not in quantity." Production here was down 50% for the white wines and 70% for the reds, with the May frost having been particularly destructive to vines in the lower parts of Chassagne-Montrachet. "The cold weather during flowering was really the cause of the tiny crop," he went on, but the hail storm on August 1 caused further damage in Puligny-Montrachet, the grand crus and Saint-Aubin. (The June 30 storm was worse in Pommard, Volnay and Beaune, he added.) The harvest started early here, on September 15 for the Bienvenue-Batard-Montrachet, and the fruit came in with healthy potential alcohol levels in the 12.5% to 13% range. "There was very little juice in the grapes and the skins were tough and thick and clean," said Germain, adding that "the large quantity of lees in the barrels has nourished the wines." Germain says he's happy with the way the wines have been made here since 2005 and that he hasn't changed much since 2007. "We picked a bit too late and too ripe in 2002 and 2005, and there was still too much new oak in 2005, but we haven't had any problems since then." Total sulfur levels at bottlling are also substantially lower today than they were just five or six years ago.I have included notes on several 2011s that were bottled in the week or two prior to my visit; the superb grand crus and a number of premier crus were yet to be bottled. Here are new projected scoring ranges for the 2011 grand crus based on my most recent tasting: Quintessence de Corton-Charlemagne (93-94), Bienvenue-Batard-Montrachet (92-93), Batard-Montrachet (93-94), and Chevalier-Montrachet (94-95).

From 2012 and 2011 White Burgundies (Sep 2013) by Stephen Tanzer

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2011 Meursault Les Perrieres

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Domaine/Maison Vincent Girardin

2011 Meursault Les Perrieres

2012 Chevalier-Montrachet

2012 Puligny-Montrachet Les Combettes

2012 Chassagne-Montrachet Les Chaumees

2012 Puligny-Montrachet Les Folatieres

2012 Batard-Montrachet

2012 Meursault Les Genevrieres

2011 Chassagne-Montrachet Abbaye de Morgeot<Br>

2012 Quintessence de Corton-Charlemagne

2012 Meursault Les Charmes-Dessus

2012 Puligny-Montrachet Les Referts

2012 Bienvenue-Batard-Montrachet

2011 Chassagne-Montrachet La Romanee

2012 Chassagne-Montrachet Abbaye de Morgeot<Br>

2011 Meursault Les Charmes-Dessus

2011 Chassagne-Montrachet Clos du Cailleret

2012 Meursault Les Perrieres

2011 Meursault Les Genevrieres

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