Savigny Les Beaune Cuvee Fouquerand 2014 1.50L

COMPOSITION
This Cuvée is composed from the following plots:
Les Serpentières, Les Talmettes, Basses-Vergelesses, Les Gravains
Total area : 1,07 ha

STORY OF THE CUVÉE
The donors commemorated here are Denis-Antoine Fouquerand and his wife Charlotte Claudine, who made their gifts in 1832 and 1844.

TERROIRS & DESCRIPTION
The wine in this Cuvée coming from Basses Vergelesses has been withdrawn in 2009, in favour of the finer Pinots in Les Talmettes, dating from 1965 and 1966, along with Gravains (1958) and Serpentières (1997). This Cuvée consists of vineyards from some of Savignys most highly reputed, south-facing hillsides.

Region Description

(pee noh nwahr)—A tricky grape to grow, Pinot Noir makes some of the best wines in the world. The prototype wine is red Burgundy from France but Oregon, California, New Zealand, and parts of Australia also produce good Pinot Noir. The wine is lighter in color than Cabernet or Merlot with relatively high alcohol, medium-to-high acidity, and medium-to-low tannin. Its flavors and aromas can be very fruity or earthy and woodsy, depending on how it is grown. It is rarely blended with other grapes.