Winemaker Notes
This wine presents a deep ruby red color with a bouquet dominated by small red and black fruits, including cherry, raspberry, and blackcurrant, complemented by subtle spicy notes of black pepper. On the palate, it is discreetly tannic yet displays great finesse, with roundness and volume that elegantly preserve the fruit, resulting in a wonderfully harmonious wine with a full-bodied and elegant structure. It pairs beautifully with traditional cuisine such as Meurette-style eggs or coq au vin, as well as roasted or game meats, spicy dishes, and generous cheese platters.
Professional Ratings
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Wine Spectator
Lively, boasting fresh cherry and raspberry fruit flavors, this red sports a line of dusty tannins underneath. Balanced and echoes the fruit on the moderately long finish. Drinkable now. Drink now through 2030. 2,250 cases made, 600 cases imported.
Thin-skinned, finicky and temperamental, Pinot Noir is also one of the most rewarding grapes to grow and remains a labor of love for some of the greatest vignerons in Burgundy. Fairly adaptable but highly reflective of the environment in which it is grown, Pinot Noir prefers a cool climate and requires low yields to achieve high quality. Outside of France, outstanding examples come from in Oregon, California and throughout specific locations in wine-producing world. Somm Secret—André Tchelistcheff, California’s most influential post-Prohibition winemaker decidedly stayed away from the grape, claiming “God made Cabernet. The Devil made Pinot Noir.”
Savigny-lès-Beaune is a small village near Beaune that produces delightful red and white wines under its own appellation name. Cut by a river, the vineyards on its southern side have sandy soils that result in charming, floral reds. Premiers Crus vineyards on this side include Les Peuillets, Les Narbantons, Les Rouvrettes and Les Marconnets.
On Savigny’s northern side, bordering Pernand-Vergelles, vineyards are planted on rocky soils and produce juicy and spicy Pinot Noir. The village’s best whites, all made of Chardonnay, are full on the palate and abound in texture, complexity and freshness.