Ripe dark cherry and the intimation of its pits on the nose of the Morot 2007 Savigny-les-Beaune La Batailliere aux Vergelesses lead to a palate of fine-grained tanninity; featuring cherry, leather, and tobacco; and finishing with persistent polish. This cuvee is never about sweetness of fruit even in unabashedly ripe vintages, and a bit of a dry note crept into its finish after a day. Geoffrey Choppin de Janvry was among those growers to report that more rigorous sorting was required for his 2008 fruit than had been needed the previous vintage. I tasted his 2008s from tank, where they were spending a bit longer than usual, in order to gas-out after very late malos. Imported by Robert Kacher Selections, Washington, DC; tel. (202) 832 9083