The winery
Domaine Piguet-Girardin
Small domaine in the Côte de Beaune (Burgundy), based in Auxey-Duresses; it farms around 18 appellations across approximately 12 hectares and produces white and red wines from Chardonnay and Pinot Noir.
- Borgogna (Côte de Beaune) · Francia
- Since 1985
- 4 products
The story
The estate was born from the merger of the Girardin and Piguet families, when Anne‑Marie Girardin and Dominique Piguet merged their vineyards and resources in 1985. Initially the combined holdings covered about 6 hectares; in the 1990s and 2000s the property expanded through acquisitions nearby. Since 2016 their son Damien has gradually taken over management, introducing updates while remaining true to the family tradition.
Production philosophy
The estate favors a reasoned approach to viticulture, with reduced phytosanitary treatments, hand-harvesting and double sorting to select the grapes. In the cellar, techniques are used to preserve the finesse of the fruit: gentle pressing for Chardonnay, cold maceration and controlled extraction for Pinot Noir, and fermentations and aging in wood, with the percentage of new barriques varying according to the climate.
Terroir and vineyards
Located in Auxey‑Duresses, in the heart of the Côte de Beaune. The domaine owns parcels in well‑known villages of the area such as Pommard, Meursault, Auxey‑Duresses, Puligny‑Montrachet, Chassagne‑Montrachet, Santenay and Maranges; soils include calcareous‑clayey types.
Characteristics
- Grape varieties
- Chardonnay
- Pinot Noir
- Hectares
- 12.0
What makes it distinctive
- Based in Auxey‑Duresses, approximately 7 km from Beaune.
- Approximately 18 appellations cultivated on some 12 hectares of the Côte de Beaune.
- Family founded by the union of Anne‑Marie Girardin and Dominique Piguet.
- Hand-harvested and double selection
- Aging in barriques with varying percentages of new oak.