Savigny-Lès-Beaune
Les Planchots 2014
Balance and maturity are the two words that come to mind when Savigny’s vineyards are mentioned.
They are located three kilometres north of Beaune.
Origin
This appellation boasts 180 ha of “Village” appellation. Savigny’s vineyards form a V-shape and are located at the meeting place of a valley and the plain, offering some of the most picturesque scenery in the Côte d’Or.
The climate "Les Planchots" is located at the entrance to the Savigny-Lès-Beaune valley, close to the national road. The Rhoin river runs through the middle of the plot.
Planchot is the Burgundian derivative of Planche (from late Latin Planca). Since the Middle Ages, one has called Planche a footbridge, a litlle bridge made with planks enabling people and animals to cross a river on foot.
Viticulture
Grape variety: pinot noir
Soils: mostly marly and fairly deep.
Orientation: South
Surface area under vine: 0.3285 ha
Pruning: Guyot system
Yield: 53 hL/ha
Average age of the vines: 50 years old.
Vinification
Harvest date: 17 September 2014.
The grapes were handpicked. They were sorted a first time in the vineyard and again on the sorting table when they arrived at the winery.
At the winery: the grapes were completely destemmed but not crushed (they were left whole) and were gravity-fed into tanks. Maceration lasted a total of 24 days including one week of cold maceration (12°C). Fermentation used indigenous yeasts only (no additives such as enzymes or tannins were used). Infrequent punching of the cap (8 maximum).
Ageing
Maturation: aged for 15 months with no racking or stirring to bring out all of this wine’s minerality. 40% new French oak barrels.
Barrels: Oak of French origin toasted at low temperatures for a long time to impart a subtle, delicate touch of oak were used.
Bottling
Bottling: The wine was bentonite fined and very gently filtered before being bottled using gravity in January 2016.
Vintage
2014, a year for whites
The weather this year – with a rainy summer and wonderfully sunny September – was very promising for the whites. The Chardonnays presented a wonderful balance, while the reds were more about sophistication than opulence.
Ageing potential: from 6 to 9 years.
Tasting notes
The color is garnet red with purplish nuances. The very concentrated nose exudes aromas of black fruit and black pepper. There are also some notes of cut grass. The palate, which combines good taste and greed, offers a fruity mouth and a very good length.
