2023 Savigny-lès-Beaune Les Lavières
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Tasting notes
This south-facing four-hectare vineyard is on a gentle slope with clay and limestone soils ripens late, generally producing a more delicate style of Savigny. The 2023 has the site’s trademark floral aromatics, with a very pretty but dark-fruited nose. The palate is deliciously sweet, yet framed by chalky, fine tannins. It feels so full of joie de vivre – a vibrant wine of lovely finesse and purity, without lacking any density to back this up in the long term. A delicious wine that will be endlessly rewarding.
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Jasper Morris MW, Inside Burgundy
Neal Martin
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The 2023 Savigny-lès-Beaune 1er Cru Les Lavières is lovely, bursting with aromas of sweet berries, licorice and violets, followed by a medium to full-bodied, velvety and succulent palate built around sweet, powdery tannins.
The 2023 Savigny-lès-Beaune Les Lavières 1er Cru, which was picked a little later than normal, has a more floral bouquet than the Beaune Premier Crus: peony-tinged red fruit, a touch of orange rind and chalk. The palate is well balanced with quite "bony" tannins. This is a spicier Savigny, with a liberal sprinkling of cracked black pepper on the finish. Drink over eight to ten years.
The Savigny Lavières starts out with an invigorating fresh purple colour, with a delicious raspberry fruit. Much purer than the Clos du Château seems today. Slightly earthy at the finish, which is very long.
About the producer
Bouchard Père & Fils is one of Burgundy’s oldest and most established wine producers. Founded in 1731 by Michel Bouchard, it is the largest vineyard owner in the Côte d’Or with 130 hectares of vines.