Savigny Les Beaune Blanc 2017

The 30 year old vines give a rich, concentrated wine with fine depth and minerality.

From a cooler section of the appellation where chardonnay does better than pinot noir. High up above the village, where Jean-Jacques planted chardonnay for the first time in the 1980s.

Jean-Jacques believes in relatively long cane winter pruning in order to space out the foliage followed by strict 'évasivage' in the spring to reduce yields.

In 2017, Jean-Jacques picked the whites relatively early and quickly, on 5th and 6th September in order to retain vital acidity.

Fermented and aged in their temperature controlled cellar allowing greater precision in the vinification. Vinified and aged in oak barrels for about 10 months

Fermented and aged in 25% new oak barrels, for about 10 months.