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Savigny-lès-Beaune
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Savigny-lès-Beaune lies between Beaune and Pernand, and is the third, behind Beaune and Pommard, in production of red wine in the Côte de Beaune, although its vineyards, both at the village and premier cru levels, may produce white wines under the Savigny and Savigny Premier Cru appellations. White wine, however, is only 3.2 percent of the total 9,760 hectolitre (108,450-case) annual yield. Of its 945 acres, 356 are in 19 premier cru vineyards located along the northern (Pernand) and southern (Beaune) edges of the commune. The lesser central vineyards lie mostly along the bank of the little Rhoin River, which runs across Savigny.
This quiet little village is both picturesque and charming. Its twelfth century church, two châteaux, and similarly venerable houses surrounded by their vineyards, invite exploration. Moreover, many of the walls of Savigny's edifices are curiously engraved with wall inscriptions roughly equivalent to what one might call literate graffiti. Dating somewhere between the 1600s and 1800s, their author is unknown, but their subject is often wine. 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.
Savigny's vineyards show two distinct soil types. Those to the north of the Rhoin are rich in clay, producing full, structured wines; those to the south are gravelly, producing lighter, more elegant wines. The "Les Jarrons" premier cru lies to the far south end of the commune at the border near Beaune, and is comprised of three vineyard parcels: Les Jarrons, with 3.5 acres; Les Hauts Jarrons, with 11 acres; and La Dominode, with 20 acres. Domaine Louis Jadot is proprietor of a superb, easterly-exposed 4.9 acre parcel in the La Dominode acquired in 1989 from Domaines Champy which produces a fresh, frank, vivacious wine of considerable charm, with bright, red berry fruit and a fragrant, refined bouquet.
Savigny-lès-Beaune lies between Beaune and Pernand, and is the third, behind Beaune and Pommard, in production of red wine in the Côte de Beaune, although its vineyards, both at the village and premier cru levels, may produce white wines under the Savigny and Savigny Premier Cru appellations. White wine, however, is only 3.2 percent of the total 9,760 hectolitre (108,450-case) annual yield. Of its 945 acres, 356 are in 19 premier cru vineyards located along the northern (Pernand) and southern (Beaune) edges of the commune. The lesser central vineyards lie mostly along the bank of the little Rhoin River, which runs across Savigny.
This quiet little village is both picturesque and charming. Its twelfth century church, two châteaux, and similarly venerable houses surrounded by their vineyards, invite exploration. Moreover, many of the walls of Savigny's edifices are curiously engraved with wall inscriptions roughly equivalent to what one might call literate graffiti. Dating somewhere between the 1600s and 1800s, their author is unknown, but their subject is often wine. 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.
Savigny's vineyards show two distinct soil types. Those to the north of the Rhoin are rich in clay, producing full, structured wines; those to the south are gravelly, producing lighter, more elegant wines. The "Les Jarrons" premier cru lies to the far south end of the commune at the border near Beaune, and is comprised of three vineyard parcels: Les Jarrons, with 3.5 acres; Les Hauts Jarrons, with 11 acres; and La Dominode, with 20 acres. Domaine Louis Jadot is proprietor of a superb, easterly-exposed 4.9 acre parcel in the La Dominode acquired in 1989 from Domaines Champy which produces a fresh, frank, vivacious wine of considerable charm, with bright, red berry fruit and a fragrant, refined bouquet.