Very beautiful magnum of white Givry Premier Cru in a great vintage, for a good perspective of ageing.
"La Plante" is one of the most interesting Premiers Crus of Givry, by a very demanding, precise and delicate producer in his vinifications.
Magnum Givry Premier Cru white 2022 - "La Plante"
Complex
Powerful
Mineral
Fruity
Woody
The Danjean Berthoux estate cultivates 2.5 hectares of the "La Plante" climate located in the commune of Jambles, part of which is planted with Chardonnay. This part was planted twice: the first time between 1989 and 1993, then a second time more recently in 2013. This sloping plot is very well exposed, facing south.
Vinification: pressing, cold passage and then settling. Putting into barrels, vats and demi-muids (500 L barrels), with about 25% new wood, for alcoholic fermentation and then malolactic. Bottled after about 9 months of ageing.
Tasting notes:
On the nose, white flowers (hawthorn) with vanilla aromas that will fade with ageing. Frank-to-mouth attack, with good persistence, and good volume on the finish
This wine will accompany fish in sauce, goat's cheese.
The 2022 vintage is a great success in Burgundy. Here the magnum format allows us to have a very good ageing capacity for this great white Givry.
Intense and floral Burgundy white wine: terrine, small oven, freshwater fish, sushi, crab, prawns, seafood, veal in white sauce, poultry blanquette, poultry fillets, county, gouda, camembert, brie
Appellation
Premier CruType of Wine
StillWine Making
Oak casksGrape Variety
ChardonnayHarvest
ManualBurgundy Region
Côte ChalonnaiseVintage
2022Service
14 to 16 degreesCustody potential
2032
Givry is primarily a red wine made from Pinot Noir grapes. To the eye it presents a brilliant carmine or crimson colour set off by purplish highlights.
Its bouquet generally evokes violets, strawberries, and blackberries with variants which include liquorices, game, and sometimes spice (cloves). It is quite tannic in its early youth but after 3 to 5 years in the bottle it becomes suppler and fuller. It boasts a firm structure.
White Givry (Chardonnay) is a bright, limpid pale gold. It is redolent of aromas of honey or lemon with notes of lime and lily, then dried fruits (often toasted) come to the fore after the wine has aged some years. The mouth is delicate, with a balance between mellowness and acidity which guarantees its keeping qualities as well as giving it good length.
Red: its firm structure hides a delicate aromatic register which clearly makes it a fine match for pâtés, pies, and terrines, as well as cured ham and fine charcuterie. However, its distinction and solid construction are calculated to please meat-lovers. Fibrous joints, beefsteak, braised veal, stewed poultry, or a roasted fattened hen from La Bresse will respond to its dense tannins.
It is equally well-matched with soft-centred cheeses: Camembert, Brie de Meaux, Reblochon.
Serving temperature: around 15 °C.
White: fish in light sauces, freshwater pike cooked with butter and white meats bring out its finest qualities. As far as cheeses are concerned, try pressed-curd cheeses such as Saint-Nectaire and Cantal.
Serving temperature: 11 to 13 °C.
This Côte Chalonnaise wines was the favorite of the French King Henri IV (1553-1610). It is produced in the communes of Givry (with its hamlets Poncey, Cortiambles and Russilly), Dracy-le-Fort, and Jambles – a corner of Paradise for wine-growing, surrounding what has been a fortified location since the Middle Ages. Its AOC dates from 1946. As Philippe Sollers wrote in his autobiography “Being born into a culture of French wine is a deeply fortifying and sobering experience that becomes a part of you. As a child, one does not even need to read Rabelais - his words live and speak all around”.
Brown soils derived from the breakdown of Oxfordian Jurassic limestones and clayey-limestones. Most of the vines are planted facing East-South-East or due South at altitudes between 240 and 280 metres, or slightly higher in the case of the Climat named Les Bois Chevaux.
Source : https://www.bourgogne-wines.com
Pascal Danjean Berthoux is a producer in Givry and Mercurey appellations.
The DANJEAN-BERTHOUX estate is a family-owned Burgundy winery located on the coast of Chalonnais.
The estate is composed of 12 hectares in appellations Mercurey Rouge, village and 1st cru Givry Rouge 1st Cru, Givry Blanc 1st Cru, Givry Rouge, Burgundy Rouge, Burgundy Aligoté and Crémant de Bourgogne.
Much of the vines in Givry 1st Cru and Givry appellations are located on the Charnailles hillside. The wines are made from traditional winemaking.
