Javillier Savigny-les-Beaune Serpentieres 2012

I was about to start this note with a comment as to the difficult vintage that 2012 was in the vineyards and, for the market, especially on the heels of 2011. But this note is my third for this wine, having tasted it in barrel, shortly after bottling and now here out of our warehouse; so my perspective on the ‘12s has broadened by tasting the 2013’s and today the news that Burgundy has been devastated by hail.

Javillier 2012 Les Serpentier, Savigny-les-Beaune | The colour is pretty garnet I guess I should not be surprised by the concentration on the nose. The vintage with low yields, especially as that was mostly due to millerange, was going to do that. Still Les Serpentier has an identifiable bouquet and this isn’t it. This is not a bad thing one simply is finding the vintage expressed emphatically over the terrior. In classic years it is a lifted, tart, red-fruited wine with minerality and a lip smacking cranberry finish. In 2012 there is way more appealing black fruit and wet campfire in this nose than is typical of Les Serpentiers. Also, in the mouth there is less classic lift and more suppleness. I see this wine as satisfying a broader range of Burgundy lovers than Les Serpentier may normally.
Wine review by Larry Colbeck, July 9, 2014 (Flower)

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