2005 Domaine Pavelot Savigny-les-Beaune 1er Cru Aux Guettes

Savigny-les-Beaune lies within the Cote du Beaune part of Burgundy. The AOC may be used for both white (Chardonnay) and red wines (Pinot Noir), but about 85% of the wine made here is red. It is an area with 860 acres of vineyards and the appelation produces 1.8 million bottles of wine each year. There are no Grand Cru climats in Savigny-les-Beaune, but there are 22 Premier Cru vineyards.

Domaine Pavelot is one of the better producers in Savigny-les-Beaune. Historically they were negociant producers, meaning they sold their grapes on to bigger negociants who produced the wine. Today, all grapes stay within the domaine. From the around 12 hectares of vineyards the domaine produces on average about 60,000 bottles of wine each year divided into 8 different wines. They make on average about 8,200 bottles of the Savigny-les-Beaune 1er Cru Aux Guettes.

Earlier this year I posted a tasting note on the 2009 Domaine Pavelot Savigny-lès-Beaune 1er Cru Aux Gravains.

Tasting note on the 2005 Domaine Pavelot Savigny-les-Beaune 1er Cru Aux Guettes

The nose is pretty tight even after a the bottle has been open for a couple of hours. I get some forrest floot and black cherries. The wine is medium bodies with cherries, sour red berries and some floral notes on the finnish. There are also some dirt notes. With even more air I get some strawberry flavours. Good, firm tannins on the back end. 90 points

This wine is probably not in an optimal drinking stage right now. It is a bit shut down, but it still brings a good amount of drinking pleasure. I have some more bottles of this wine and think I will wait opening the next bottle until 2015.