2020 Domaine Jean Marc & Hugues Pavelot Savigny les Beaune 1er Cru 'Aux Gravains'

Region: Burgundy, France

Grape: Pinot Noir

Culinary Suggestions: Roast Duck, Quail, Char Siu Pork

Practices: Sustainable

About

For several generations, the DOMAINE Jean-Marc and Hugues Pavelot located in Savigny-les-Beaune (Côte de Beaune, Burgundy) has been transmitted from father to son, thus guaranteeing the know-how that makes its reputation.

Today, the property covers 13 hectares, mainly in the commune of Savigny-les-Beaune but also in that of Beaune and Aloxe-Corton.

Our production will allow you to discover a dozen wines with a very varied typicality. These differences are closely linked to the notion of terroir, a particularity of Burgundian viticulture. Each name or climate is therefore the expression of a rather complex association between the geology of the place, its topography and even its history.

This diversity is very present in the vineyards of Savigny-les-Beaune which covers two hills and the valley that connects them. Its altitude is between 220 and 360 meters. The nature of the soil is very varied and its exposure is oriented south, southeast and northeast.

Pinot Noir for the reds and Chardonnay for the whites are the exclusive grape varieties of our great Burgundies. - Winery Website

Tasting Notes

Here the wood and menthol influences are more prominent though not invasive on the ripe aromas of poached plum, black cherry and a touch of the sauvage. There is again very good richness and vibrancy to the caressing and palate soaking flavors that exhibit excellent length on the slightly warm finale. This also needs to add better depth, but more should eventually develop if given time.

89-92 points - Allen Meadows, Burghound.com April 2022

Drink: 2030+