Domaine Camus-Bruchon Savigny-les-Beaune Les Lavieres Premier Cru 2017
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A beautiful wine. "Les Lavieres" is the most elegant and plummy of Savigny's Premier Crus.
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The 2017 Savigny-lès-Beaune 1er Cru Les Lavières unfurls in the glass with aromas of raspberries, dried flowers and orange rind, followed by a satiny, supple, medium to full-bodied palate that displays lovely purity and elegance, concluding with a long, mouthwatering finish. This is a delightful wine that will offer a broad drinking window.
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Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
COMMENTARY: The 2017 Domaine Camus-Bruchon & Fils Savigny-lès-Beaune 1er Cru Les Lavières is bona fide and beautiful. TASTING NOTES: This wine represents the Côte de Beaune well. Enjoy its aromas of dried fruit and earth with an oven-baked chicken topped with wild mushrooms. (Tasted: October 28, 2019, San Francisco, CA)
Thin-skinned, finicky and temperamental, Pinot Noir is also one of the most rewarding grapes to grow and remains a labor of love for some of the greatest vignerons in Burgundy. Fairly adaptable but highly reflective of the environment in which it is grown, Pinot Noir prefers a cool climate and requires low yields to achieve high quality. Outside of France, outstanding examples come from in Oregon, California and throughout specific locations in wine-producing world. Somm Secret—André Tchelistcheff, California’s most influential post-Prohibition winemaker decidedly stayed away from the grape, claiming “God made Cabernet. The Devil made Pinot Noir.”
Savigny-lès-Beaune is a small village near Beaune that produces delightful red and white wines under its own appellation name. Cut by a river, the vineyards on its southern side have sandy soils that result in charming, floral reds. Premiers Crus vineyards on this side include Les Peuillets, Les Narbantons, Les Rouvrettes and Les Marconnets.
On Savigny’s northern side, bordering Pernand-Vergelles, vineyards are planted on rocky soils and produce juicy and spicy Pinot Noir. The village’s best whites, all made of Chardonnay, are full on the palate and abound in texture, complexity and freshness.