Savigny-Lès-Beaune
At a Glance
- Variety: Pinot Noir
- Size: Les Vermots: 0.20 ha (0.49 ac). Les Godeaux: 0.20 ha (0.49 ac).
- Vine Age: Les Vermots: planted in 1929. Les Godeaux: age unknown.
- Terroir: Les Vermots: southwest-facing hillside, cool climate, well-draining clay-limestone. Les Godeaux: also on a southwest-facing hillside, well-draining clay-limestone.
- Viticulture: Both purchased, organic (not certified), 45-55 hl/ha.
- Vinification: 100% whole cluster, minimal SO2 addition before vinification, 3-day cold maceration at 12 degrees C, semi-carbonic maceration and ambient yeast fermentation in tank, gentle punch-downs at the end of fermentation, malolactic conversion simultaneously during alcoholic fermentation, aged for 12 months in used barrels and for an additional 5 months in tank, no fining, no filtration, SO2 added when racked to tank and before bottling (20-50 ppm total at bottling).
Additional Info
The vintages preceding 2022 did not include grapes from 'Les Godeaux'.
2020: Purchased grapes from “Les Planchots du Nord”. 0.20 ha (0.49 ac). Biodynamic (not certified).
2021: Purchased grapes from “Les Vermots”. 0.16 ha (0.40 ac). Hillside, southwest-facing, well-draining soil, planted in 1929. Organic (not certified), 42 hl/ha.