Javillier Savigny-les-Beaune Serpentieres 2011

Savigny is a lovely little village in a picturesque valley north of Beaune. A land long loved for its reds, the southerly Les Serpentières is a special slope of Savigny-les-Beaune which according to legend was named for snakes who slithered these slopes of sun soaked limestone to keep warm.

Like such serpents, Pinot Noir is an inveterate heliotrope and this Les Serpentières a natural place to ripen evenly to an elegant combination of a delicate warm fragrance of frankincense, nutmeg, drying roses and cracked pepper with a palate of snappy red cherries, rhubarb and fruits of the forest that come together into a white smoke on the finish –truly Beaune for we who love Beaune but neither the ferrous force of Pommard nor the regal majesty of Volnay instead in a lovely place betwixt the two.

Under the light touch of Patrick Javillier and his talented daughter Marion, this is absolutely beautiful in its entirety with no hard edges standing proud but all coming together in a high toned chorus that clears one’s mind and leaves it calmed.
Wine review by Nicholas Livingston, September 2013

Food Pairings

The wine suits dishes with fine, perfumed sauces, and cheeses. It can equally accompany white meats. In fact in the realm of the traditional Thanksgiving turkey, this becomes an affordable luxury as Les Serpentieres shows Pinot Noir's most elegant s