SAVIGNY-LÈS-BEAUNE PREMIER CRU 'AUX SERPENTIÈRES' 2016
DOMAINE PIERRE GUILLEMOT
Pierre Guillemot’s wines are well-known and sought after in France and America, yet they remain relatively unheard of here in the UK. The benefit of that is that you can get these delicious wines at great prices. Suitable for vegans.
- Well-structured with lots of concentrated red fruit and herbal notes; beautifully intense on the palate.
- The vines are planted in marl and are on average 55 years old.
- Wine is fermented in wood and then aged in barrel for 18 months.
- This will develop and become more complex 5 to 10 years after the vintage.
- Fantastic when paired with chicken and mushroom sauce.
Meet the maker
Domaine Pierre Guillemot
The Guillemot estate totals 8 hectares split between Bourgogne Rouge, village and 1er Cru Savigny and a 0.3ha plot of Corton Grand Cru. Viticulture is traditional, following the lutte raisonnée approach. The fruit is ...
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Staff favourite
“Better known in France and the US, Guillemot's wines go for an absolute song in the UK, but hugely over-deliver on quality. The 2012 will be delicious for drinking over Easter - vibrant, juicy, light enough to drink by itself, but with sufficiently rich, earthy flavours to match with the heartiest of roasts.”
Expert review
“‘This is joyful stuff … gorgeous.’”
“Another handsome red Burgundy oozing cherries and berries of the red and black variety. Supple and silky smooth already, but such is the stature of this wine, we suspect it would be happier drunk in 10 years' time.”
More details
- Product code
- 01E16GAS
- Wine type
- Red
- Bottle size
- 75cl
- Origin
- France > Burgundy > Côte de Beaune > Beaune
- Producer
- Domaine Pierre Guillemot
- Vintage
- 2016
- Grape varieties
- Pinot Noir
- Production
- Organic