Chantereves Savigny les Beaune Rouge Dessus de Montchenevoy  2024 SO051726 Breuer drawn from parcels around Gevingey

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

A stellar vintage

planted on clay-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

The vines were planted in the early 1940s on sandy clay over soft limestone

Chantereves Savigny les Beaune Rouge Dessus de Montchenevoy  2024 SO051726 Breuer drawn from parcels around GevingeySavigny 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