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2006 Simon Bize Savigny-lès-Beaune 1er Cru Aux Vergelesses
Pinot Noir
- France
- Burgundy
- Côte de Beaune
- Savigny-lès-Beaune 1er Cru
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Community Tasting Notes 56
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nectar14 Likes this wine:
May 21, 2023 - Garnet ruby. This was not tired at all, and opened up nicely over a couple of hours. Dried cherry, limestone, and some forest floor aromas. There is still some sweet pinot fruit in here too. Very tasty, and should drink well for another decade.
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DoubleMagnum Likes this wine: 93 points
April 30, 2022 - Red fruited, sous-bois, sappy, earthy, silky, bright, long.
Entering maturity but honestly, I don't see any rush to drink this.
Beautiful wine.2 people found this helpful Comments (2) -
WhatsSamSipping wrote:
May 16, 2021 - A Walk Through Simon Bize 1er Crus: Everyone said this had the most promise down the road. Though it was very enjoyable already. Great lithe texture. The dark fruit seemed smoothed out into a coulee.
After aerating the aroma is thick with underbrush. But this wine probably wasn't at its best yet. -
MC wrote:
March 12, 2021 - Decanted 4 hours. This opens up a bit and drinks pretty well with a 4 hour decant but reality is it should just mature another year or two in the bottle before trying again. A-
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MC wrote:
March 2, 2021 - Decanted 2 hours. Medium red, with very nice ripe red fruit on nose and although tangy and a bit reserved at open this was still at cellar temp and so figured warming to room temp would really open this up. At 2 hours this was a bit shut down, to my surprise. It never fully emerged from that although at 3 hours it was better and no doubt this is a very good Burgundy that is more ready than say the '05 and '05 Pavelot recently tasted - as well as more refined and likely to be mistaken for a Nuits wine vs. a Beaune wine. Good now but likley should improve a bit. Maybe not the richness and depth of the best but still very good and a steal for the price. A-
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Pro Reviews 7
Add a Pro ReviewBurghound
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By Allen Meadows
2nd Quarter, 2008, Issue #30 (link)(Domaine Simon Bize Savigny-lès-Beaune Aux Vergelesses 1er Cru Red) Subscribe to see review text.
JancisRobinson.com
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By Julia Harding, MW
1/31/2008 (link)(Dom Simon Bize, Les Vergelesses Premier Cru Savigny-lès-Beaune Red) Subscribe to see review text.
View From the Cellar
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By John Gilman
Nov/Dec 2007, Issue #12, The 2006 Burgundy Vintage(Domaine Simon-Bize Savigny-les-Beaune “les Vergelesses”) Subscribe to see review text.
RJonWine.com
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By Richard Jennings
3/14/2014 (link) 91 points(Simon Bize Savigny-lès-Beaune 1er Cru Aux Vergelesses) Bricking medium red color; aromatic, maturing, dried cherry, sous bois nose; tasty, maturing, dried cherry, sous bois, mineral palate; medium-plus finish 91+ points
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By Richard Jennings
12/31/2011 (link) 89 points(Simon Bize Savigny-lès-Beaune 1er Cru Aux Vergelesses) Medium cherry red color with pale meniscus; grenadine syrup, hibiscus, cherry nose; grenadine syrup, tart cherry, mineral, roses palate; medium finish
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By Richard Jennings
6/13/2010 (link) 91 points(Simon Bize Savigny-lès-Beaune 1er Cru Aux Vergelesses) Medium dark cherry red color with pale meniscus; tart cherry, sous bois nose; tasty, velvety textured, tart red fruit, rosehips, mineral palate with medium acidity; medium-plus finish
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By Jon Rimmerman
4/17/2008 (link)(VERGELESSES Simon Bize) Simon Bize #2 Dear Friends, I told you last week how good the 2006 Simon Bize portfolio is and most of the wines would be considered very strong buys. The top two wines (the Vergelesses and Latricieres-Chambertin) are just not available and I’ve been trying to get a small allocation since last summer - we received so many inquiries asking for both of these (after Burghound came out last week) that I’m well aware the demand far outstrips the supply from Bize. The parcel below is very small - please exercise patience with Niki and Melisa. Please let us know how many bottles of each you are interested in and we will send you a confirmation in the next day or so. The prices should be about the same as in France: 2006 Simon Bize Savigny-les-Beaune “Aux Vergelesses” EXTREMELY LIMITED (this is one of the more exciting wines I tasted in Burgundy a few weeks ago - it’s really a breath of fresh air and a throwback to the 1950’s or 1960’s - to get Burgundy of this quality for $50-60 is just not the norm - especially with the 1.60 Euro disparity - an amazing red Burgundy) 2006 Simon Bize Latricieres-Chambertin Grand Cru EXTREMELY LIMITED Thank you, Jon Rimmerman Garagiste Seattle, WA Burg6420 Burg6430
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2006
- Type Red
- Producer Simon Bize
- Varietal Pinot Noir
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard Aux Vergelesses
- Country France
- Region Burgundy
- SubRegion Côte de Beaune
- Appellation Savigny-lès-Beaune 1er Cru
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 1 (0%)
- In Cellars 438 (50%)
- Consumed 437 (50%)
Food Pairing
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- ProducerSimon Bize
- VarietyPinot Noir
- VineyardAux Vergelesses
- CountryFrance
- RegionBurgundy
- SubRegionCôte de Beaune
- AppellationSavigny-lès-Beaune 1er Cru
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