2010 Savigny Les Beaune Les Lavieres
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Medium red. Complex, soil-driven aromas of redcurrant, cherry, raspberry, smoked meat, earth and leather. Superrich, tactile and sweet, with intense, elegant red fruit and spice flavors complicated by a saline nuance and rising minerality. Finishes with sweet tannins and lingering saline and fresh herb notes. A superb Savigny bottling. Francois de Nicolay has cut back dramatically on his use of sulfur since the 2008 vintage, and has eliminated the "mid-term" racking, now racking only when the wines go into tank.
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Jancis Robinson MW
Jancis Robinson MW
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Light crimson. Very pale. Very lively and fresh but a bit simple. Chewy finish. Just a bit stringy. (JR)
Bright, palish red. Tangy raspberry and cherry aromas are accented by crushed stone and citrus zest. Densely packed and vibrant, with excellent definition and grip to the flavors of raspberry, crushed stone and blood orange. Finishes floral and long. Quite refined for this cuvee . Savigny yields were low in 2010 owing to the estate's high percentage of old vines and the bad flowering, noted Claude de Nicolay.