Location and Terroir
Les Hauts Beaumonts is a lieu-dit in the Vosne-Romanée appellation area on the Côte de Nuits in Burgundy, France. The site is located in the upper part of Vosne-Romanée, directly above the Vosne-Romanée Premier Cru Beaumonts. The plot of Pierre Girardin lies at an altitude of around 350 metres and has sandy as well as calcareous soils.
Appellation
The wines from Pierre Girardin for the 2020 and 2021 vintages are marketed under the Vosne-Romanée appellation as village wines, not as Premier Cru. In the official appellation documentation, the cadastral lieu-dit is listed as “Les Hauts Beaux Monts”; for the wines mentioned, the spelling “Les Hauts Beaumonts” is used.
Wine Character
The 2020 and 2021 bottlings are made from Pinot Noir. Vosne-Romanée is a red wine appellation, the profile of which is shaped by aromas of red fruit and spicy notes, velvety tannins, as well as suitability for ageing in bottle. The appellation area has a cool oceanic climate with continental and southern influences, moderate, regular rainfall and no pronounced summer drought.
Farming and Maturation
The cuvée from Pierre Girardin comes from vines over 20 years old and is farmed using practising organic management. For the 2021 vintage, documentation is provided of fermentation with natural yeasts, vinification with 100 percent whole grapes, ten months in barrique and then five months in stainless steel, as well as an unrefined and unfiltered bottling.
