Firm reduction blocks an evaluation of the nose though there is good verve to the sleeker but not necessarily denser medium-bodied flavors that display noticeable rusticity on the slightly more structured finish that also exhibits a touch of warmth.
The 2020 Savigny-lès-Beaune La Dominode 1er Cru is the most backward, surliest of Pavelot’s red ‘20s, black cherries and boysenberry fruit, pressed violets and incense emerging with time. The palate is medium-bodied with sappy black fruit, slightly chewy ...
The 2022 Beaune Les Champimonts 1er Cru includes 40% whole bunches and is one of the cuvées that had just been racked. Felettig informed me this was picked after his Premier Crus in the Côte de Nuits. That would explain why it is a little tighter at th...
The 2022 Chambolle-Musigny Vieilles Vignes has turned out especially well, offering up pretty aromas of raspberries and cherries mingled with notions of violets and licorice. Medium to full-bodied, ample and fleshy, with a pure and succulent core of fruit...
Rich aromas of dark berries, plums and spices preface the 2022 Fixin 1er Cru Clos du Chapitre, a medium to full-bodied, supple and fleshy palate framed by nicely integrated but youthfully chalky tannins.