Savigny-Lès-Beaune
1er Cru Aux Clous Bio 2019
Often presented as the little brothers of the Cortons, the Aloxe-Cortons enjoy a stronger reputation than the
neighboring village appellations…
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.
This fairly large plot is located not far from the river named Rhoin.
In the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries, 'Aux Clous' meant Clos, which could designate gardens sometimes enclosed by walls. Gardens that have turned into plots of vines.
The grapes selected from this cuvée are certified Veritas.
Viticulture
Grape variety: pinot noir
Soils: light with limestone gravel.
Orientation: South
Surface area under vine: 0.50 ha
Pruning: Guyot system
Yield: 44 hL/ha
Average age of the vines: 70 years old.
Vinification
Harvest date: 15 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 and were gravity-fed into tanks. Maceration for 22 days including 5 days of cold maceration (12°C). Fermentation used indigenous yeasts only (no additives such as enzymes or tannins were used). 3 punchings of the cap. Vinification without sulfur.
Ageing
Maturation: aged on the lees for 16 months with no racking using a proportion of 35% 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: 2,946.
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
With its dark and shiny red color, this wine exudes aromas of black berries, spices, as well as subtly woody notes. On the palate, this wine is quite powerful for the appellation. It reveals noble tannins and a very good length.
