Domaine de Bellene Hommage à Jean Ferté Vieilles Vignes Savigny-lès-Beaune 1er Cru 2021

Made from a blend of two premier crus vineyards, Les Hautes Jarrons and Les Peuillets, bottled unfined but lightly filtered after ageing in barrel of which 30% were new, this is a composed and complete wine, balanced, succulent and juicy on the palate, with a fine mix of red and darker fruit, but most of all evident energy and vitality. Tannins are ultra-fine in the Savigny idiom, and length and complexity are excellent. This is one of the sharper values in the Bellene estate portfolio, with a real stony-mineral character, still 2-4 years away from prime, or hold into the early-mid ’30s. Tasted August 2023. Score – 93. (John Szabo, MS, winealign.com)