Winemaker Notes
This wine is from three different villages vineyards in Savigny-lès-Beaune: Les Planchots, Aux Champs des Pruniers and Dessus de Vermots. These parcels were acquired by the Domaine in 2005 and 2006, and were immediately converted to organic viticulture to restore the vitality and potential of the moderately old vines.
Professional Ratings
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Wine Enthusiast
A shy nose on this wine gives mere glimpses of Mirabelle and fresh, cold cream. On the palate, the freshness becomes almost zesty, blend- ing pithiness with creaminess to let the lemon brightness shine. Purity and brisk freshness are hallmarks of this wine.
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Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
COMMENTARY: The 2017 Domaine de Bellene Savigny-lès-Beaune Vieilles Vignes is impressive in its staying power. TASTING NOTES: This wine is excellent from start to finish. Pair its ripe fruit, rounded palate, and drive with steamed crab and slivered ginger. (Tasted: April 29, 2019, San Francisco, CA)
One of the most popular and versatile white wine grapes, Chardonnay offers a wide range of flavors and styles depending on where it is grown and how it is made. While it tends to flourish in most environments, Chardonnay from its Burgundian homeland produces some of the most remarkable and longest lived examples. California produces both oaky, buttery styles and leaner, European-inspired wines. Somm Secret—The Burgundian subregion of Chablis, while typically using older oak barrels, produces a bright style similar to the unoaked style. Anyone who doesn't like oaky Chardonnay would likely enjoy Chablis.
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.