Savigny-les-Beaune La Bataillere aux Vergelesses 1er Cru

A touch of smoky coffee underpins dark-cherry notes on the aromatic nose of this wine. The palate uses the sumptuous smoky mocha notes of oak to frame the pristine, fresh and aromatic fruit. Fine tannins crunch on the finish while juicy freshness frames everything. Planted mid-slope and sed to the south-southeast at a density of 10,000 vines/ha. Vines planted in the 1971, 1990, 1999. Pruned using the Guyot method. In the cellar traditional method, completely de-stemmed in open vats. Pigeage or remontage once a day.Ageing 14 months in French oak barrels, 30% of which are new. Slow malolactic fermentation. No racking. Bottling by gravity, with no fining or filtering. ABV 13.5%