Pierre Guillemot Dessus Les Gollardes Savigny-lès-Beaune 2020 (750ml) Nuits-Saint-Georges Premier Cru with a thread of green

with a thread of green tea running through the plush

if it ain’t broke…enjoy it

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a beautiful maturity as well as an acid frame

GRAPE VARIETIES: Sangiovese 100%

Pierre Guillemot Dessus Les Gollardes Savigny-lès-Beaune 2020 (750ml) Nuits-Saint-Georges Premier Cru with a thread of greenAs I wrote last year, this seven hectare estate in Savigny ls Beaune is an underrated source for keenly priced and high quality red Burgundy. Winemaking is classical, the reds fermenting in wooden tanks with temperature control, followed by levage with modest percentages of new wood. The wines age very well, as I can attest, having tasted the emblematic Serpentires back to the 1947 vintage. When I tasted them from barrel, I admired the pure and supple