Chantereves Savigny les Beaune Rouge Dessus de Montchenevoy  2024 SO051726 Breuer A stellar vintage

A stellar vintage

drawn from parcels around Gevingey on the region's namesake white marl and limestone

The agave is harvested from the wild at ~25 years old and the abundance of flavors absorbed over the plants long life are reflected in the final product

Roasted in a pit oven using willow and oak firewood and ground using axe and knife

Chantereves Savigny les Beaune Rouge Dessus de Montchenevoy  2024 SO051726 Breuer A stellar vintageSavigny ls Beaune is Chantereves' home village, and this is the bottle where that familiarity shows most plainly. Dessus de Montchenevoy is an upper slope site "dessus" meaning above cooler and stonier than the ground down on the valley floor, which is precisely why the wine has snap. It's a village wine and it doesn't pretend otherwise: crunchy red currant and raspberry, a peppery savory edge, light tannin, no oak veneer, nothing dressed up. Give it