SAVIGNY-LES-BEAUNE

Color: Cherry red.

Nose: Morello cherry-cassis-raspberry.

Palate: Supple and discreetly tannic, with little acidity. The tannins are supple and well-coated, and these are generally wines for pleasure that open up quickly.

Excellent with red or white meat dishes, but try avoiding strongly-flavoured sauces as these would conceal its fine, subtle structure.

Serving temperature: 15 to 16°C / 60°F.

100% Pinot Noir.

A Côte de Beaune appellation which takes its name from the village of Savigny-lès-Beaune and produces almost only red wines (90% of production). The Savigny-lès-Beaune appellation covers 383 hectares, 144 of them being classified as Premier Cru.
The vineyard spreads in a "V" shape along the Rhoin alluvial fan. So there are many different terroirs there, from ferrous stony soils near Pernand-Vergelesses to more clayey soils with red-brownish limestones when going down the slope or even sandy soils on the other hillside. From this diversity arise the so typical fruitiness and suppleness of Savigny-les-Beaune wines.

The grapes were handpicked and sorted a first time in the vineyard and again on the sorting table when they arrived at the winery. All the grapes were de-stemmed. Cold maceration for 6 days at 8°C. 20 days of fermentation, punching down twice a day during the fermentation at a temperature of 30°C. Ageing in french oak barrels of 228 liters, during 10 months.