If there is a better value in Burgundy for age-worthy wines with power, class and detailed terroir, we have not tasted it. Savigny-les-Beaune is one of those under-the-radar communes that is becoming less under-the-radar every day. Producers like Pavelot are giving this village a very defined identity. Notes of black raspberries, sweet cassis, coffee grounds, grilled venison, potting soil, vanilla oak and a, gentle, exotic topnote of eucalyptus. On the palate the wine is plush, full-bodied with ripe, buried tannins, good focus and grip and a long, vibrant and complex finish.
