2022 Savigny-lès-Beaune Les Gravains
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Taking its name from its gravelly soils, washed down from further up the Côte, Les Gravains is a south-facing site that tends to produce one of our favourite wines at Pavelot. The 2022 is no different – it stands out in the line-up for its spicy intensity, with a backdrop of tart cherry, raspberry and strawberry fruit. The palate has a chalky mineral backbone, a note that returns to fill the finish, but in between is a core of crunchy raspberry, with mouth-watering freshness and purity.
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Neal Martin, Vinous
Allen Meadows, Burghound
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This too is really quite aromatically pretty with its airy if slightly riper and more floral-suffused mix of black raspberry, cherry, poached plum and warm earth that are trimmed in enough oak influence to mention. The super-sleek and almost painfully intense flavors possess fine length on the tautly muscular, firm and austere finish that is like rolling tiny rocks around the mouth. This is first-rate and a wine that should richly reward extended keeping.
The 2022 Savigny-lès-Beaune Aux Gravins ler Cru has an altogether different nose to the Les Lavières: more sultry and backward, yet similarly compelling, tobacco leaf and autumn bonfire scents percolating through the red fruit. The medium-bodied palate has a fluid entry, caressing with pliant, saturated tannins and a keen thread of acidity. The very pure finish has the sapidity to beckan you back for more Lovely.
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.