James Suckling

Quite firm and tight, this moderately sleek, medium-bodied red Burgundy needs more time in bottle to give its best. There’s solid red-cherry and blood-orange fruit, but this is not very expressive. Quite grainy mouth-feel at the finish. Drinkable now, but best from 2027.

Vinous

The 2023 Pernand-Vergelesses Les Vergelesses 1er Cru has a slightly austere bouquet at the moment. It opens nicely in the glass with brambly red fruit and forest floor notes. The palate is medium-bodied with fleshy tannins, a little granular in texture and attractive notes of bay leaf and allspice toward the finish. It's not bad, though it could be better given the vineyard.

Vineyard Notes

Savigny-lès-Beaune is located between the Combe de Corton and the north of Beaune. Many sights await you: a beautiful 15th-century Romanesque church, a château built in 1340 and a number of museums devoted to motorcycles, airplanes, etc., in a superb green setting. In some streets, the pediments of the houses bear sayings extolling the quality of the wines. The most famous is found at the château, where you can read “Savigny wines are nourishing, theological and morbifuge”.

About the Winery

The Buffet family first settled in Volnay in 1692. However, the Domaine’s winemaking heritage began in the 19th century. Today, Marc-Olivier oversees the Domaine, using his expertise and passion to carry on the family’s winemaking tradition.

In order to express our terroir and produce wines that are different from each other, we cultivate our vines to bring the soil to life. We plant seedlings at the end of the summer and use biodynamic methods on certain plots. We don’t use herbicides; we observe the plants to understand the state of the soil; ploughing, racking and bottling are done according to the lunar cycles; compost is preferred to chemical fertilisers, etc. Currently, the Domaine is in the process of converting to organic farming.