Grape variety
Wine and food pairing
Drink on its own, as an aperitif, or with cold cuts, starters, delicatessen, shellfish and noble river fishes.
It will also be a great companion to goat cheeses or Gruyère, French Comté or Cîteaux.
Serving temperature
Serve at a temperature of average 12 to 13°C (53 -55°F).
Ageing potential
Drink from now or keep it 4 to 6 years after the vintage in good cellaring conditions.
History
Savigny-lès-Beaune wine is produced in the commune of Savigny-lès-Beaune in the famous Côte de Beaune in Burgundy.
The Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) Savigny-lès-Beaune may be used for red and white wine with respectively Pinot Noir and Chardonnay as the main grape variety.
The name of the appellation is sometimes written simply as Savigny, without the lès-Beaune part. The production consists of slightly over 85 per cent red wine, and slightly less than 15 per cent white wine.
Vinification and maturing
Chardonnay grapes have been harvested by hand, sorted and went through a cold settling of 24 hours at 8°C.
Te juice was then put in oak barrels (30 % new oak, 70% one year old barrels) for both the fermentation alcoholic and the malolactic and then aged 12 months with the lees.
Vintage : 2022
The Weather : Uncertain conditions, but mild in the end throughout the season!
The harvest, running from 25 August to 16 September. The grapes were beautifully healthy, with varying degrees of ripeness depending on the exposure.
Balanced, honest white wines. Maturing ought to bring just the right degree of roundness to red wines with varying qualities, depending on the maturity of each plot. We have both sophisticated, fruity red wines with a good Burgundy tension as well as rich, warmer ones.
A pleasant vintage in terms of quality with excellent yields for both whites and reds.
The vinification choices have been crucial as to whether to favour acidity or the alcoholic degree.