2002 Simon Bize Savigny-lès-Beaune 1er Cru Les Fournaux

Community Tasting Notes (42) Avg Score: 90.9 points

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  7/14/2023 - coremill wrote: 92 Points

  Totally delicious, full of blackberries and bitter chocolate and earth, silky and airy despite the concentration. Perhaps just a bit of warmth on the back end, but drinking beautifully.

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  12/5/2022 - aagrawal wrote: 91 Points

  Well settled sediment, decanted off. Light-medium ruby, slight bricking consistent with its age; high intensity aromatics, fabulous red fruit with some dusty spice, cinnamon, strawberry; palate is light bodied, nice textured mouthfeel, strawberry and red fruited, vibrant high acidity, low 12.5% alcohol; medium finish. A very lovely burgundy at this price point. Solid 91, drink up now.

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  10/19/2022 - jlm wrote:

  Raspberry, orange rind, and violets on the charming nose. The palate is light to medium and bright, though it seems to have come into better balance than my previous bottle from 3 years ago. Tonight, there's plenty of fruit to balance the sometimes-racy 2002 acidity, and a nice bottle sweetness. There i still a frame of powdery tannin remaining, but the structure is mostly resolved. The finish is focused and moderately long on the mid-palate. To me, this is drinking at peak or even early peak. I think it will hold and continue to drink well for some years. Picture perfect Savigny Fournaux.

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  10/4/2021 - aagrawal wrote: 91 Points

  Decanted off settled sediment, light ruby/garnet, moderate bricking c/w age; high intensity aromatics, floral, strawberry, very pretty, some spice; palate is light bodied, elegant red fruits, high acidity, low integrated tannins, balanced 12.5% low alcohol, lacks a bit of persistence into the finish; medium-minus finish. A fantastic burgundy value, though its price has increased substantially since release. 91, not quite up to my memory of my first bottle. Ready to drink in the next few years.

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  8/16/2021 - aagrawal wrote: 91 Points

  Decanted off 2oz of fine sediment. Light ruby, age-appropriate bricking; aromatic, red berries, strawberries, forest floor; palate is light bodied, low but present tannins, medium-plus acidity, 12.5% low alcohol, plenty of primary red fruit, persistent through the midpalate; finish is medium length. Maybe a bit less complex and immediately striking than my last few bottles, but enjoyable nonetheless. Certainly ready to drink now but showing no signs of tiring and could easily go a few more years. 90-91

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