2015 Domaine Jean-Marc Pavelot Savigny-lès-Beaune Les Serpentieres 1er Cru
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Good dark red. Very ripe, almost roasted, aromas of black raspberry, coffee, mocha and licorice. Plush, broad and sweet, showing a captivating mouthfilling quality that's not apparent today in the estate's 2016s. But there's no shortage of inner-mouth tension here, as this site did not suffer from drought stress. This very concentrated wine is sweetened by its new oak element--one of the three barrels was new. The lingering finish features stylish, harmonious tannins. This is excellent.
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Neal Martin
Jancis Robinson MW
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(more marl soil here, as well as more humidity from an underground spring): Bright ruby-red. Sappy aromas of black fruits, red cherry and spices. Juicy, fruity and concentrated, with complicating notes of minerals and bitter chocolate. Lovely coolness here without coming across as tart or lean. This boasts very good material.
The 2015 Savigny-lès-Beaune 1er Cru Les Serpentières is a little riper and more exotic on the nose compared to the Les Peuillets, with scents of fig and blood orange percolating through the red and black fruit. The palate is very well balanced with crisp acidity on the entry, then it reclines back and fans out without too much effort. This is a natural, refined, quite elegant Savigny that should age nicely for a decade, but I bet will be ready to drink almost straight from the word go.
Tank sample. This has been made from 2006 onward. Lifted and then very ripe almost rude fruit on the palate. Lots of tannins. (JR)