Simon Bize Savigny-les-Beaune Les Marconnets Premier Cru 2017

Domaine Simon Bize et Fils has to be one of the best kept secrets in Burgundy today. Famed for producing wines with impressive capacity for cellaring, under the care of Chisa Bize the wines are also more dynamic and show greater aromatic detail. The Domaine has some of the oldest average vine age anywhere in the Cote d'Or, and Chisa practices her amalgam of organics and biodynamics coined as "Bize-dynamics". Yields are kept low, and winemaking utilises a high percentage of whole-cluster fermentation.

The 2017 Savigny-lès-Beaune 1er Cru Les Marconnets is also showing well, bursting with aromas of sweet spices, orange rind, red berries, rose petal and dark chocolate. On the palate, the wine is medium to full-bodied, ample and velvety, with juicy acids, lovely purity and an attractive sense of completeness.
90-92 points
William Kelley - Wine Advocate (Feb 2019)