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Camille Giroud, Bourgogne Blanc

Burgundy, France 2013 (750mL)
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Camille Giroud, Bourgogne Blanc


Camille Giroud has been a celebrated small négociant in Burgundy since 1865. The firm once specialized sales of, “vins de garde,” which are wines that are specifically built to age and enjoy in maturity. Lucien Giroud inherited the firm and left it to his two sons who endeavored to vinify wine from select vineyard sites across Burgundy. With time, they built the Camille Giroud name into one, synonymous with quality and terroir-driven wines. Although the famous négoce house was sold to an American group in 2002, they had the foresight to hire David Croix as winemaker.
 
Under Monsieur Croix, Camille Giroud has produced wines with a clear voice of terroir and vintage. Hailed by critics across the board, his non-interventionist style delivers consistently classic Burgundy with the imprint of each unique vintage and the soil it is derived from. Thanks to gentle fermentation and minimal use of new French oak, this wine delivers a pristine and frank expression of Côte de Beaune. In keeping with the quality that bears the Camille Giroud name, this 2013 Bourgogne Blanc encapsulates everything a quality Chardonnay at this level should at a price that is affordable by the case.
 
This wine exhibits a pale golden, straw yellow core with green and golden reflections on the rim. The delicate and restrained nose leads with aromas of green peach, freshly cut unripe yellow apples, preserved lemon and lime blossom laced with fresh white flowers and crushed stones. The medium-bodied palate is mineral driven with straightforward, flavors that confirm the nose along with refreshing and pristine notes of lemon pith, lime zest and focused minerality. This wine is tight out of the bottle and requires an hour of decanting; otherwise the wine will be shy. Given sufficient air, this wine opens up into a beautiful bottle of wine, but please do not serve too cold. Serve just above cellar temperature, about 60-65 degrees, in Burgundy stems for optimal results. Although this wine is delicious now, it is a solid Bourgogne Blanc, from a well-known source of quality and will effortlessly age for 4-6 years with proper conditions.
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Country
France
Region
Burgundy
Sub-Region
FranceCôte de Beaune
Soil
Limestone and Clay
Farming
Sustainable
Blend
Chardonnay
Alcohol
12.5
OAK
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France

Bourgogne

Beaujolais

Enjoying the greatest wines of Beaujolais starts, as it usually does, with the lay of the land. In Beaujolais, 10 localities have been given their own AOC (Appellation of Controlled Origin) designation. They are: Saint Amour; Juliénas; Chénas; Moulin-à Vent; Fleurie; Chiroubles; Morgon; Régnié; Côte de Brouilly; and Brouilly.

Southwestern France

Bordeaux

Bordeaux surrounds two rivers, the Dordogne and Garonne, which intersect north of the city of Bordeaux to form the Gironde Estuary, which empties into the Atlantic Ocean. The region is at the 45th parallel (California’s Napa Valley is at the38th), with a mild, Atlantic-influenced climate enabling the maturation of late-ripening varieties.

Central France

Loire Valley

The Loire is France’s longest river (634 miles), originating in the southerly Cévennes Mountains, flowing north towards Paris, then curving westward and emptying into the Atlantic Ocean near Nantes. The Loire and its tributaries cover a huge swath of central France, with most of the wine appellations on an east-west stretch at47 degrees north (the same latitude as Burgundy).

Northeastern France

Alsace

Alsace, in Northeastern France, is one of the most geologically diverse wine regions in the world, with vineyards running from the foothills of theVosges Mountains down to the Rhine River Valley below.

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