The 2005 Savigny-les-Beaune Les Guettes leads with aromas of lightly-cooked cherry, sage and lavender. In the mouth, this displays good concentration and ripeness, with a rather tart streak and slightly gritty tannin. Allowing for the wine’s recent sulfuring and assemblage, it may show more textural richness and its brightly red-fruited, spicy, herbal finish show more sweetness after it has been bottled and rested.
A Becky Wassserman Selection (various importers), Le Serbet, Beaune; fax 011-33-3-80-24-29-70.