Savigny-lès-Beaune 1er cru Les Guettes
- Surface area0.29 hectare
- VarietyPinot Noir
- Year of planting 1980
- Expositiondirectly south
- Altitude300 metres
- Terroirslimestone soil, gravelly and stony
- Harvest manual
- VinificationsPre-fermentation cold maceration. About twenty days of vatting, with light punching down and pumping over. Wild yeast.
- Maturation 12 months in barrels, then 3 to 4 months in tanks. About 15–20% new barrels, depending on the year
Tasting
- ROBEintense robe, ruby colour
- Nosemarked by aromas of crisp red and black berries, evolving into undergrowth notes after a few years in bottles
- PALATEa dense and powerful palate, with great finesse and beautiful aromatic complexity. A velvety and silky wine, with fine and well-integrated tannins, as well as good length on the palate
Service
- LAYING DOWN4–10 years
- SERVING TEMPERATURE14–16°C
- FOOD AND WINE PAIRINGSaccompanies red and white meat, whether in a sauce or roasted, such as a leg of lamb, a veal chop, a nice cut of beef, or stuffed chicken. Game birds or mature cheeses
