The 2015 Savigny-lès-Beaune Les Planchots du Nord comes from vines that surround the winery located just past the A6 auto-route to the north of Beaune. The nose is quite intense with red cherries, raspberry coulis and rose petals. The palate is medium-bodied with firm tannin, quite a masculine, tensile Savigny-les-Beaune with a linear finish that will hopefully gain some flesh by the time of bottling. I like the focus and energy, so it could turn out to be a delicious Savigny.

Discreet notes of wood and menthol set off earthy dark currant and forest floor scents. There is a slightly finer texture to the medium weight flavors that are at once rich but focused while offering just a bit more overall depth and length on the balanced and slightly firmer finale.