SAVIGNY-LÈS-BEAUNE PREMIER CRU
"LES VERGELESSES"
SAVIGNY-LÈS-BEAUNE PREMIER CRU
"LES VERGELESSES"
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Grape variety
Tasting notes
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. The wine is full fruited in the mouth, with a lots of freshness, a vivacious elegance and persistence. A quite lively, mature, well-structured and harmonious wine.
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Origin
Savigny-lès-Beaune wine is produced in the commune of Savigny, in the famous Burgundian Côte de Beaune.
The Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) Savigny-lès-Beaune may be used for red and white wine with respectively Pinot Noir and Chardonnay as the main grape variety. The name of the appellation is sometimes written simply as Savigny, without the lès-Beaune part.
The production consists of slightly over 85 per cent red wine, and slightly less than 15 per cent white wine. There are no Grand Cru vineyards within Savigny-lès-Beaune.
The Premier Cru vineyards, called "les Vergelesses" are located at the borderline between the towns of Pernand and Savigny, with southern exposure.
Vinification and maturing
Hand harvested followed by bunch selection. The juices are cooled then settled. The musts are then matured in casks and vats during fermentation and follow the same vinification process as the great Burgundy wines. Stirring and ageing over lees.
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