Simon Bize Savigny Les Beaune Les Talmettes 1er Rouge 2019

Tasting Notes

Les Talmettes is contiguous to Aux Vergelesses to the west, so it is south-facing. There are very few producers of Talmettes and was not produced as a single vineyard until 2007. Previously the wine was blended with Vergelesses but their was a new appellation rule that required it to bottle it as its own cru. The Bize parcel of Talmettes is 0.80 hectare and planted in 1968 and 1978. The parcel is steep at the top, with a little sand mixed into a clay-limestone based soil. - Importer Note

A little paler in colour than Les Fourneaux, but on the other hand the bouquet is really elegant. This has clearly got the stuffing behind as well. Ethereal, yet still with its feet in the earth, well anchored. Great length. Is a four star rating ungenerous? 91-94pts - Jasper Morris