Pierre-Vincent Girardin is the son of Vincent Girardin, whose far-reaching contacts enabled him to produce stellar wines from estate-owned vines and contract growers alike. When the elder Girardin sold his domaine in 2011, he set aside about 5 hectares of prime vineyard holdings for his son, who’s come roaring out of the gate with a diverse range of impeccable wines. Drawing from an all-star roster of vineyard sites at every level of the Burgundy pyramid, Pierre is being hailed as one of Burgundy’s “young guns.” His whites are characterized by crystalline precision and judicious new oak, and what better place to start than the magnificent Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru? This ’17 is still a baby—give it some time in your cellar to allow it to reach full flower. This is a seamless, beautiful melding of layered Chardonnay fruit and deep mineral “cut.” Spectacular!