2023 Savigny-lès-Beaune La Dominode
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Tasting notes
The standard-bearer at this address, La Dominode is one of the most concentrated wines in Pavelot’s impressive array of Savigny Premiers Crus. There’s a significant swathe of old-vine fruit, with 45% from 80-year-old vines, around 30% from 40-year-old vines, and the remainder from young vines (10-15 years in age). The 2023 has been aged in 30% new oak. This seems easy-going at first, but is in fact a very serious wine. There’s real balance to the nose, almost a zen-like peace to the mix of fruit and spice. The palate is typically multi-dimensional and complex, with silky tannins and a backbone of acidity that frames the explosive core of dark red fruit. The finish is extraordinarily long, lasting a good minute with echoes of red fruit and warmth of spice which leaves you reaching for another sip.
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Jasper Morris MW, Inside Burgundy
Neal Martin, Vinous
More reviews and scores
A defiant black purple, this wine is so intense in all compartments. Then surprisingly racy on the palate just when I ws expecting an overload of black fruit. In fact, this is much redder in profile, fresh cherry and raspberry, underpinned by a crystalline limestone notion. Very persistent.
The 2023 Savigny-lès-Beaune La Dominode 1er Cru showed a small reduction on the nose: blackberry, briar and light white pepper scents unfold in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins. It's perhaps the most peppery of the Savigny cuvées, although the Gravins has more precision on the finish.
About the producer
Domaine Jean-Marc & Hugues Pavelot is one of the leading producers in Savigny-lès-Beaune. Jean-Marc’s son Hugues Pavelot is at the helm of the estate today, which produces an extensive range of bottlings from Savigny and beyond.