2023 Savigny-lès-Beaune Les Planchots, Jean-Claude Boisset

• Style: Graceful, rounded Pinot Noir
• Taste: Ripe cherry, wild strawberry, subtle spice, mineral spine
• Food: Roast dinners, beef & steak, game, mushroom & truffle, stews
• Occasion: Date night, gifting, cellar worthy
• Serve: Now through 2028+, 13.5% ABV

In the Glass — Tasting Notes

Red-fruit perfume of ripe cherry and wild strawberry opens to darker berry notes with whisper of sweet spice and oak. The palate is generous and rounded, with silken tannins and a mineral spine that keeps everything in focus. At 13.5% alcohol, there's brightness and freshness despite evident ripeness—a wine that delivers pleasure immediately yet has the structure to age gracefully.

The Winery — Jean-Claude Boisset

Grégory Patriat, formerly head viticulturist at the legendary Domaine Leroy, now guides this négociant based in Les Ursulines, a former convent in Nuits-Saint-Georges converted into a state-of-the-art, gravity-fed facility. His vineyard-led approach produces wines truly reflective of their individual sites. The 2023 comes from a south-facing vineyard in far southern Savigny-lès-Beaune: vines aged 53 years, rooted in deep marl soils. Hand-harvested in September during perfect conditions, the fruit was carefully sorted and destemmed, then given four days of cool pre-fermentation maceration before slow, indigenous-yeast fermentation with minimal punch-downs. Ten months in French oak (37% new) lend structure without overwhelming the delicate character. The 2023 vintage itself delivered ideal slow ripening through summer, followed by perfectly paced warmth that brought the grapes to balance.

At Your Table — Food Pairing & Serving

This is refined, food-friendly red that pairs beautifully with roasted chicken, braised beef, soft cheeses, game, venison, mushroom and truffle dishes, and hearty stews. Drink it confidently now through 2028 or beyond—one of the finest examples of Pinot Noir in this price range. Perfect for date night or gifting to someone who appreciates cellar-worthy Burgundy. It sits alongside the rest of our curated Beaune selection and the broader treasures of France's greatest regions.