Auxey-Duresses Blanc 'Vieilles Vignes', Vincent Girardin 2021 Bottle size_37.5cl

Auxey-Duresses Blanc 'Vieilles Vignes', Vincent Girardin 2021 Bottle size_37.5clVincent Girardin exists today as one of the smaller Burgundy negociant houses, owning 13 hectares of prime vineyards with contracts to buy high quality fruit from another 85 hectares, over many of which they have direct control. The result is an impressive range of very well made wines from a number of Burgundy's best appellations. The small village of Auxey Duresses, nearly up in the Hautes Cotes, is well off the beaten track even by Burgundian

red cherry and some soft spice with plenty of ripe fruit but also real freshness and elegance with some very fine tannin

There are just 2

this is aromatic

Tinta Roriz

The meticulously made wines

In the region's typical style

with quite forward fresh citrus fruit from the Sauvignon combined with more depth and richness from the Semillon and mineral complexity on the finish

the smallest but perhaps most distinctive zone in Chianti

Giuseppe Sesti only first planted vines at Castello di Argiano (not to be confused with the equally fine Tenuta di Argiano

dairy and orchard fruit production as well as grapes

20% Grenache & 20% Mourvedre

so it's no surprise that the Reverdys are cousins of the Dezat family who also make wonderful wines in the same village