2021 Savigny-Lès-Beaune, Jean-Baptiste Boudier
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Winemaker:Domaine Jean-Baptiste Boudier
Good news this vintage is that Jean-Baptiste has taken over the cultivation of three new Pinot Noir vineyards. This village-level Savigny-lès-Beaune and a First Growth Les Peuillets, along with a Corton Grand Cru Les Renardes. This village-level Savigny is a blend between vines he previous owned in Les Connardises, along with grapes from land below his new First Growth, Les Peuillets. 20% whole clusters went in to the fermentation vat. The wine has medium-deep, ruby-purple colour, with open, fine aromas. Palate is intense and fresh, with soft, appealing length (for drinking 2023-2027+).
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| Wine Name | Savigny-Lès-Beaune, Jean-Baptiste Boudier |
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| Product Code | BO0321RA |
| Customs Status | Duty Paid |
| Tax Status | Inc Tax |
Winemaker
Domaine Jean-Baptiste Boudier
Jean-Baptiste Boudier’s training took him from Beaune’s viticultural school to New Zealand and Roussillon, with 2 years studying oenology in Bordeaux, including 6 months at Château Haut-Brion. It was during the 2014 harvest that he worked for the first time alongside his father at the family`s Pernand-Vergelesses Domaine. Their different visions of wine soon became apparent and they mutually decided that Jean-Baptiste deserved a chance to experiment on his own.
2015 was Jean-Baptiste`s very first solo vintage, with production of just 3 hectares of vines spread across plots in Pernand-Vergelesses, Savigny-Lès-Beaune and Aloxe-Corton. He is a smart, focused, ambitious winemaker who does not believe in pre-fermentation maceration. “I prefer that fermentations start fast,” he says. “For my father, colour was very important, but for me, it’s not the major factor. Tannins are more important, and we adapt the extractions according to the year, and by tasting.” In his avoidance of a pre-fermentation cold soaking of his grapes, his wine-making is not Burgundian mainstream, but has been carefully thought through, from his own experiences.