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In Claude’s words, this is a “super village”, as it is a blend of part village Fournaux and part Premier Cru of the same name. Radiant scarlet colour, an array of bramble fruits, damson and sloe. A layered texture from the 100% whole bunch fruit, giving a fine tannic undertone, soft but lively on the finish.
In Claude’s words, this is a “super village”, as it is a blend of part village Fournaux and part Premier Cru of the same name. Radiant scarlet colour, an array of bramble fruits, damson and sloe. A layered texture from the 100% whole bunch fruit, giving a fine tannic undertone, soft but lively on the finish.
The 2022 Savigny-lès-Beaune Aux Fournaux is a blend of Village and Premier Cru parcels with the oldest vines planted in 1956 from a selection massale from Tollot-Beaut. It has a perfumed, quite floral bouquet with plenty of fruit: blueberry and wild strawberry, a touch of forest floor. The palate is medium-bodied with a lightly-spiced entry, white pepper and clove infusing the dark berry fruit with a sweet, slightly candied finish. Delicious. Drinking Window: 2025-2035.
Two thirds of the holding is 1er cru, vinified separately from the village part but then assembled when barrelled down. All has been vinified as whole bunches except a plot of young vines. Racked once after malolactic, not since. Rich purple colour, very exuberant but rather a raspberry and strawberry jam in style. I picked out a little warmth at the finish though with good acidity. 13.4% Drink from 2026-2031.
Deriving from a single 2.10-hectare parcel, some two thirds of which are classified as premier cru and which were formerly vinified and sold separately, the 2022 Savigny-lès-Beaune Aux Fourneaux offers up aromas of cherries, sweet raspberries and plums, followed by a medium to full-bodied, velvety palate that's rich and seamless, with a broad, licorice-inflected finish.
The picturesque village of Savigny-lès-Beaune, just to the north of Beaune, is a relatively prolific producer in Burgundian terms. Less serious than its neighbours, Pommard and Volnay, these are nonethless delicious wines - perfumed, delicate and elegant. A tiny amount of white is produced.
