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SAVIGNY-LÈS-BEAUNE
PREMIER CRU
LES VERGELESSES 2018

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PREMIER CRU
LES VERGELESSES

SAVIGNY-LÈS-BEAUNE
PREMIER CRU
LES VERGELESSES 2018

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2018  

Varietal

100% Chardonnay, the king grape for white Burgundies.

Tasting notes

Colour: Pale gold colour.

Bouquet: Expressive nose of minerals and white flowers, very balanced with notes of honey suckle and white pepper.

Palate: Full attack on citrus fruit, with toasted aromas and. This wine is full fruited with a lots of freshness, a vivacious elegance and persistence. A quite lively, mature, well-structured and harmonious wine.

Food and wine pairing

Drink and enjoy this great white Burgundy as an aperitif, poultry with cream, veal blanquettes and mild cheese.

Serving suggestions

Serve ideally between 12°C and 14°C. (54-60°F.).

Ageing potential

6 to 8 years, in good storage conditions.

Origins

Savigny-Lès-Beaune is a village appellation in the Côte de Beaune region of the Côte-d'Or, with 22 Climats classified as Premier Cru. Like an unfolding map, the landscape widens between the Montagne de Corton and Beaune. The heights of the Côte de Beaune stand back a little on either side of a small river, the Rhoin. The vineyards are ancient. For a long time, it belonged to the Ducal estate, neighbouring abbeys and the Knights of Malta. The large castle in the heart of the village of Savigny dates back to the 14th century and is a sign of the legitimate claims of the vineyard.

The Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée was instituted in 1937. The village of Savigny benefits from a unique situation that gives rise to two different types of wine: the neighbouring slope of Pernand-Vergelesses produces mineral, fruity and elegant wines, while the other, located near Mont Battois, produces richer nectars with more structure.

The Premier Cru vineyard, known as ‘Les Vergelesses’, lies on the border between the communes of Pernand and Savigny, facing south.

Vinification and maturing

The Chardonnay grapes were hand picked and the harvest was followed by bunch selection.

The juices were cooled and then settled. The musts were then matured in casks and vats during fermentation and follow the same vinification process as the great Burgundy wines. Stirring and ageing over lees.

Vintage : 2018

Once again, the 2018 vintage in Burgundy offered the vision scenario of an early harvest. It was already the case in 2017, and 2018 was even earlier! This vintage comes in the earliest harvest palmares compare to the norm (around the 20th of September) and come just in the second place after the unforgettable 2003 vintage when harvest between the 20 and the 25th of August in the Côte d’Or department.

All along the year 2018, the weather was very diverse, even atypical according to the month and the area. After a rainy start in the year, the spring period was very summery with sunshine above the seasonal norms and quite scarce rain.

This trend continued until the harvest with a very hot and dry summer, this allowed the grapes to finish their maturation early. Harvest started on the 20th of August and lasted until the third week of September… a particularly long amplitude.

At least quality is here for this 2018 vintage, but also quantity. Grapes arrived to the winery with a perfect state of health. Concentrated, structured, generous, rich and powerful are some of the adjectives that characterize this magnificent vintage.

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