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| Community Tasting Notes (average 88.5 pts. and median of 88 pts. in 6 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by bergkamp10 on 5/1/2016 & rated 89 points: Very nice white burgundy. A hint of nuttiness, with subtle wood and creamy apple/pear on the nose. On the palate this is pretty classic: good intensity, with apple, stone fruit, refreshing acidity and flinty minerality combining very well. Worth seeking out if the price point is friendly. (866 views) | | | Tasted by astroman on 8/14/2015: Volnay Night: Mineral and creamy notes. Hint of spice w focus acid. Beautiful (1286 views) | | | Tasted by etyc on 8/14/2015: I liked this - A village wine, but it was punching way above its weight this evening. Started with some caramel sweetness on nose & very slight tinge of chrysanthemums. After some time, it threw out scents of white-flowers too... very pretty. On the palate, it had good weight, & exhibited a bit of fat, roundness but still managed to stay fresh & vibrant. Very good! (1086 views) | | | Tasted by Dbrane on 8/14/2015 & rated 88 points: Guessed a St Aubin from the salty minerality. Can taste the ripeness here so I guessed '09 but quite surprised this was from the weaker '06 vintage. Very good for what it is. (1418 views) | | | Tasted by astroman on 10/24/2014: Was worried about premix but the bottle is good. Took a while for the bottle to open up with nuts. Clean mineral palate very fine. The palate become more complex after a while but this is clearly a great value for money. In a weaker vintage like 2006 and the wine of this quality what would it be like great vintage. Need to hunt down more about this. A pity owner died a year ago in an car accident. Hopefully the team is still able to produce wine of such quality. (1151 views) | | | Tasted by HandPickedBurgundy on 1/1/2008: From cask: Same nose, but with a lactic note aswell giving a bit more complexity. Quite full and creamy but still with zingy acidity and good length on the finish. Good stuff. 3+ (1022 views) |
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View From the Cellar, Jan/Feb 2013, Issue #43, Recently-Tasted White Burgundy
(Savigny-lès-Beaune Blanc- Domaine Simon Bize et Fils) Login and sign up and see review text. | By Allen Meadows
Burghound, 3rd Quarter, 2008, Issue #31
(Domaine Simon Bize et Fils Savigny-lès-Beaune Villages White) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jancis Robinson, MW
JancisRobinson.com (1/31/2008)
(Dom Simon Bize Savigny-lès-Beaune White) Subscribe to see review text. | By John Gilman
View From the Cellar, Nov/Dec 2007, Issue #12, The 2006 Burgundy Vintage
(Domaine Simon-Bize Savigny-les-Beaune Blanc) Login and sign up and see review text. |
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| Simon Bize Producer website
Domaine Simon Bize has produced wines in Savigny-les-Beaune since 1880. Today, the domaine consists of almost 22 hectares of vineyards, including no less than thirteen different appellations - almost enough to fill an entire restaurant wine list on its own! The diversity of the Domaine does not lie in the names of its wines alone. Savigny-les-Beaune is so situated as to contain vineyards with varying exposures to the sun and the characteristics of the wines within the Savigny appellation vary enormously. Wines that come from vineyards adjacent to Beaune (to the South of Savigny) tend to take on the qualities of Beaune wines. Similarly, the wines that come from the appellation’s northern vineyards are more like the wines of its northern neighbour, Pernand Vergelesses.
What is remarkable about Domaine Simon Bize is that each of its wines clearly portrays the house "style" as well as its individual "personality," without one masking the other. The domaine’s winemaker, Patrick Bize, is a man of few words and of great talent. His definition of a well-made wine is concise and to the point, "a wine that pleases the person who drinks it." We believe that the domaine’s success is due to Patrick’s enormous respect for the origins of the individual wines and his ability to impart a district personnally to each one.
Patrick’s winemaking philosophy is based on the principle that yield is of the utmost importance and should never exceed 40 hectolitres per hectare (a personnally imposed restriction, given that the legal limits set by the French government are significantly higher). He believes in harvesting "perfect" fruit, and does whatever is required to accomplish this, even if it involves a degree of risk that most winemakers are not comfortable with. For example, in 1995 Patrick began his harvest one whole week after everyone else in Savigny and, had the weather turned on him, his losses were potentially great. However, that year, as in countless other years of "difficult" weather, the risk paid off for Patrick.
Patrick says that the word most used to describe the red wines of Savigny-les-Beaune is "elegant." He believes that this should be an essential trait of any Burgundy Pinot Noir, and his wines demonstrate his conviction beautifully.
Patrick artfully extracts the maximum potential from every grape, and the result is an astonishing array of complex wines with enormous depth of flavour, solid structures and elegance to boot!
Patrick Bize tragically died in October 2013 of trauma from a car accident caused by his heart attack. His wife, Chisa, carries on in the business.Chardonnay The Chardonnay GrapeFrance Vins de France (Office National Interprofessionnel des Vins ) | Pages Vins, Directory of French Winegrowers | French Wine (Wikipedia)
Wine Scholar Guild vintage ratings
2018 vintage: "marked by a wet spring, a superb summer and a good harvest"
2019 vintage reports
2021: "From a general standpoint, whether for white, rosé or red wines, 2021 is a year marked by quality in the Rhône Valley Vineyards. Structured, elegant, fresh and fruity will be the main keywords for this new vintage."
2022 harvest: idealwine.info | wine-searcher.comBurgundy Les vins de Bourgogne (Bureau interprofessionnel des vins de Bourgogne) (and in English)
Burgundy - The province of eastern France, famous for its red wines produced from Pinot Noir and its whites produced from Chardonnay. (Small of amounts of Gamay and Aligoté are still grown, although these have to be labeled differently.) The most famous part of the region is known as the Cote d'Or (the Golden Slope). It is divided into the Cote de Beaune, south of the town of Beaune (famous principally for its whites), and the Cote de Nuits, North of Beaune (home of the most famous reds). In addition, the Cote Chalonnaise and the Maconnais are important wine growing regions, although historically a clear level (or more) below the Cote d'Or. Also included by some are the regions of Chablis and Auxerrois, farther north.
Burgundy Report | Les Grands Jours de Bourgogne - na stejné téma od Heleny Baker
# 2013 Vintage Notes:
* "2013 is a vintage that 20 years ago would have been a disaster." - Will Lyons
* "low yields and highly variable reds, much better whites." - Bill Nanson
* "Virtually all wines were chaptalised, with a bit of sugar added before fermentation to increase the final alcohol level." - Jancis Robinson
# 2014 Vintage Notes:
"We have not had such splendid harvest weather for many years. This will ensure high quality (fragrant, classy and succulent are words already being used) across the board, up and down the hierarchy and well as consistently from south to north geographically apart from those vineyards ravaged by the hail at the end of June." - Clive Coates
# 2015 Vintage Notes:
"Low yields and warm weather allowed for ample ripeness, small berries and an early harvest. Quality is looking extremely fine, with some people whispering comparisons with the outstanding 2005 vintage. Acid levels in individual wines may be crucial." - Jancis Robinson
# 2017 Vintage Notes:
"Chablis suffered greatly from frost in 2017, resulting in very reduced volumes. As ever, the irony seems to be that what remains is very good quality, as it is in the Côte d’Or. Cooler nights across the region have resulted in higher-than-usual acidity, with good conditions throughout the harvest season allowing for ripe, healthy fruit." - Jancis Robinson
# 2018 Vintage Notes:
"The most successful region for red Burgundy in 2018 was the Côte de Beaune. The weather was ideal in this area, with just enough sunlight and rain to produce perfectly balanced wines naturally." - Vinfolio
Côte de Beaune
Côte de Beaune (Bureau interprofessionnel des vins de Bourgogne)
Vineyard maps on weinlagen.infoSavigny-lès-Beaune Savigny-lès-Beaune (Wikipedia)
The Village: Savigny-lès-Beaune lies between Beaune to the south and to the north Pernand-Vergelesses with Aloxe-Corton to the east. This vibrant little village is both picturesque and charming. The village dates to the Roman-Gallo Villa Saviniaci. Its twelfth century church, two châteaux, and similarly venerable homes surrounded by their vineyards, invite exploration. Moreover, many (12) of the walls of Savigny's edifices are engraved with wall inscriptions, often on the subject of wine. These date from about 1700 when monsieur de Migieu, who owned the Château de Savigny, had them engraved. One states: "Les vins de Savigny sont nourrissants, théologiques et morbifuges." ("The wines of Savigny are nourishing, theological and death-preventive.") This was doubtless inspired by the Vatican's impressive orders for Savigny's wines, which were far in excess of that needed to celebrate the mass.
Today Savigny is village of 1,450 inhabitants (only twice the number from the 13th century!). It is well know for two annual festivals, the first is Bienvenue à Savigny (Welcome to Savigny) held the first weekend in May when most of the village winemakers open their doors for tasting. The second in mid July is Savigny en Tous Sens (Savigny in All Senses) when the village hosts a balade gourmande, featuring numerous village wines, that ends with a sit-down dinner at the Château. This event requires a ticket that can be obtained from the event web site http://www.savigny-entoussens.com/). Savigny is also the home to Cousinerie de Bourgogne, a society of approximately 200 devoted to the celebration of wine.
The Wines: Savigny is the third largest producer of red wine in the Côte d'Or behind Beaune and Pommard. It also produces small amounts of whites, rosés, and crémants.
Savigny has no Grand Crus but more Premier Crus than any other village on the Côte d'Or. The village has 22 Premier Crus totaling 141.5 ha, split into two groups by the river Rhoin which runs through it from the Haut Côte down to the plain, those south of the village toward Beaune include les Rouvrettes, Redrescul, les Haut Jarron, La Dominode, les Jarron, les Narbantons, les Haut Marconnets, les Marconnets and those north of the village toward Pernand include Aux Guettes, Aux Clous, Aux Serpentières, Aux Gravains, Petites-Godeaux, les Charnières, les Talmettes, les Lavières, les Vergelesses, Batailière, les Basses-Vergelesses, Champ-Chevrey, and Aux Fourneaux.
Savigny's vineyards show two distinct terroirs. Those to the north of the Rhoin face almost due south with full sun and are rich in limestones but with shallow soil, producing lighter, fruitier, faster-maturing wines; those to the south of Rhoin face almost due east (with 1-2 hours less sun) and are sandier with deep soil, producing fuller, more earthy, longer-lived wines.
There are also 212.5 ha of village wines including Aux Grands Liards with its vines planted in 1913 and approaching their 100 year anniversary. The village also has 190 ha of regional burgundy vineyards. Of particular importance in the village is the production of crémants, which was started in 1825. The lesser central vineyards lie mostly along the bank of the little Rhoin River, which runs between the two Côtes of Savigny.
The vineyards on weinlagen-info |
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