The young Bize's 1993s are lean and hard, without sufficient fruit or flesh to balance out their toughness. Bize has finally been convinced by his French broker, Patrick Lesec, to begin bottling his wines without filtration, returning to the traditional practices of his father. The best gamble is the high acid, but pretty Savigny-Les-Beaune aux Vergelesses. It possesses vibrant cherry fruit, light to medium body, good sweetness in the attack, and firm tannin in the finish. It needs 2-3 years of cellaring and should last for a decade.
A Patrick Lesec Selection, various American importers. Lesec's fax number in Paris is 011 33 1 42843822.