SIMON BIZE
Savigny-lès-Beaune
2013
Country
France
Regulated designation
Appellation origine controlée (AOC)
Region
Burgundy
Subregion
Côte de Beaune
Appellation
Savigny-lès-Beaune
Varietal(s)
Chardonnay
100 %
Colour
White
Sugar
Dry
Producer's website
About this winery
Domaine Simon Bize et Fils is a truly classic Burgundian family domain: not large (22 hectares, with small plots spread across many appellations), but not too small, with production of about 7,000 cases per year; resolutely old-fashioned (wines typically feature 100% stem inclusion and discrete use of oak), and committed to making age-worthy wines from low-yielding old vines. The domaine is located in the 'truly classic' Burgundian village of Savigny-les-Beaune. If Savigny now enjoys a...
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Press reviews
- 89 points -
June 2016 (Vintage 2014)A deft application of wood sets off cool and pretty aromas of pear, orange peel and lemon rind. The lightly mineral-inflected middle weight flavors possess a lovely sense of underlying tension before terminating in a mildly austere but persistent finale. This well-balanced effort should drink well young but also reward 3 to 6 years of cellaring if desired. A very good choice for value.
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