Benoit Girardin

Benoit, a young, up-and-coming winemaker, has been allocated a total of about 7 hectares of vineyards by his father. Unlike his father, who made only a few wines from many vineyards, Benoit is primarily focused on making specific single-vineyard wines. For example, he produces a Savigny-Les-Beaune (only 0.6 hectares), a Chassagne-Montrachet, a white and a red Santenay, and a Pommard. Everything is done with extreme care, purity, and refinement.

His domain is located in the village of Santenay. A striking biodynamic detail: Benoit always bottles his wines during a waning moon phase, as this is considered the best time in biodynamics for wines that still need to age.