Savigny-Lès-Beaune
1er Cru Les Lavières 2019
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
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. These vineyards are of ancient lineage. For much of their history, they belonged to the domaine of the Dukes of Bourgogne, to neighbouring religious houses, or to the Knights of Malta. An imposing 14th century castle testifies to the appellation's aristocratic qualifications.
The discovery of Merovingian graves in this parcel gave it its name: "The Lavières". Indeed, these graves were covered with a typical Burgundian flat stone, the same used for the clos, called lava. The parcel is located in mid-slope.
Viticulture
Grape variety: pinot noir
Soils: predominantly limestone, very stony.
Orientation: South
Surface area under vine: 0.2426 ha
Pruning: Guyot system
Yield: 41 hL/ha
Average age of the vines: 35 years old.
Vinification
Harvest date: 18 September 2019.
The grapes were sorted a first time in the vineyard and a second time on the sorting table when they arrived at the winery.
At the winery: the grapes were 100% destemmed but not crushed (they were left whole) and were gravity-fed into tanks. Maceration of 22 days including 5 days cold (12 ° C): Fermentation used indigenous yeasts only (no additives such as enzymes or tannins were used). Vinification without sulfur. 2 punchings of the cap.
Ageing
Maturation: aged on the lees for 16 months with no racking using a proportion of 44% new French oak barrels.
Barrels: French oak barrels that had been toasted at low temperatures for a long time for very delicate oaking.
Bottling
Bottling in March 2021, the wine was very gently filtered before being bottled using gravity.
Number of bottles: 1,343.
Vintage
A legendary vintages?
According to Grégory Patriat, this second harvest at the Ursulines winery will go down as a legendary vintage just like 1969, 1979, 1999, 2009, and 2019, because the concentration in the wines is very high indeed. Years with drought and low yields are always great vintages in Burgundy. We had some new premier crus come online last year, with three in Chambolle-Musigny, one in Gevrey-Chambertin, and one in Nuits-Saint-Georges; Le Clos des Argillères. Furthermore, we revived our tradition of producing white wines in villages better known for their reds, with a white Fixin.
Ageing potential: from 7 to 10 years.
Tasting notes
The colour is crimson red. The elegant nose exhales aromas of slightly jammy red and black fruits and some notes of white pepper and a light woody note. On the palate, this frank wine reveals a beautiful freshness with the sensation of biting into fresh fruit.
