2015 Savigny Les Beaune La Dominode
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Tasting notes
Light to mid crimson. Sweet cherry aroma. Light and juicy. Lightly structured to match. A bit lean on the finish. (JH)
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Allen Meadows, Burghound
Julia Harding MW, jancisrobinson.com
More reviews and scores
(no hail or frost here in 2015, according to Clair): Medium red. Musky, deeply pitched aromas of raspberry, strawberry and smoky, flinty minerality. Quite taut in the early going, even a bit tough, and not showing the vintage's fleshy side today. But this firmly structured wine finishes with palate-stimulating salinity and subtle length. I would not be surprised if this eventually merited a rating at the top end of my projected range.
(no hail or frost here in 2015, according to Clair): Medium red. Musky, deeply pitched aromas of raspberry, strawberry and smoky, flinty minerality. Quite taut in the early going, even a bit tough, and not showing the vintage's fleshy side today. But this firmly structured wine finishes with palate-stimulating salinity and subtle length. I would not be surprised if this eventually merited a rating at the top end of my projected range.
The 2015 Savigny-lès-Beaune 1er Cru La Dominode has a well-defined bouquet with brambly red berry fruit with a light damp earthy/woodland aroma that surfaces with time in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with light tannin, nicely balanced in the mouth, although it needs more depth and complexity on the finish to really convince me of premier cru quality.