Pierre Guillemot Savigny les Beaune Vieilles Vignes 2022

Category:
 
Red Wines
Sub-Category:  
 
Red Wines
Producer:
 
Pierre Guillemot
Label Name:
 
Savigny les Beaune Vieilles Vignes
Vintage:
 
2022
Country:
 
France
Region:
 
Savigny-lès-Beaune, Côte de Beaune, Burgundy
Volume:
 
750ml
ABV:
 
12.5%
Grape(s):
 
Pinot Noir
Acidity:
 
4
Tannins:
 
2
Sweetness:
 
1
Body:
 
3
Length:
 
3
Aroma Intensity:
 
4
Best Temperature:
 
14-16°C

Awards/Ratings
Reported scores around 90–92 pts from various critics and merchants (e. g. , ~90 from sources reporting Robert Parker/Wine Advocate; Featured by Kermit Lynch and multiple US/European merchants

Tasting Note
Fresh red cherry, raspberry and cranberry with violet, clove and blood-orange zest; earthy mushroom and subtle cigar/cedar notes. Bright acidity, silky fine tannins and medium body with a focused, savory finish.

Food Pairing
Western: roast chicken, duck confit, pork loin, mushroom risotto, aged Comté and soft cheeses. Asian: Peking duck, char siu pork, teriyaki salmon, miso-glazed aubergine, soba with shiitake or soy-ginger dishes.

Production Method
Hand-harvested old-vine fruit (~50–55 yrs). Partial whole-cluster fermentation (~50%), fermented in oak/neutral tanks and aged ~18 months in French oak (low % new). Estate follows organic/biodynamic or sustainable practices.

Vineyard Info
Family domaine reconstituted by Pierre Guillemot in 1946; today run by brothers Vincent and Philippe Guillemot. Estate ~8 ha in Savigny; long history of traditional Burgundian winemaking and recent organic certification.