Francoise Andre Savigny-les-Beaune Les Vergelesses Premier Cru Blanc 2017
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Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
COMMENTARY: The 2017 Domaine Françoise André Savigny-lès Beaune Blanc is delicious. TASTING NOTES: This wine is bright, fresh, and loaded with excellent ripe fruits. Its aromas and flavors of apple, peach skin and mineral last long on the palate and in the finish. Pair it with chicken thighs and grilled peaches over a bed of spinach. (Tasted: March 12, 2019, San Francisco, CA)
One of the most popular and versatile white wine grapes, Chardonnay offers a wide range of flavors and styles depending on where it is grown and how it is made. While it tends to flourish in most environments, Chardonnay from its Burgundian homeland produces some of the most remarkable and longest lived examples. California produces both oaky, buttery styles and leaner, European-inspired wines. Somm Secret—The Burgundian subregion of Chablis, while typically using older oak barrels, produces a bright style similar to the unoaked style. Anyone who doesn't like oaky Chardonnay would likely enjoy Chablis.
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.