Bouchard Pere et Fils, Savigny Les Beaune 1er Cru Les Lavieres, 1990 dont_offer For anyone who thinks they

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The bunches are whole-pressed and aged in oak (about 20% new) before assembly in tank

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This Riserva is built for the long haul: gorgeous with a generous decant now

At roughly two decades old

Bouchard Pere et Fils, Savigny Les Beaune 1er Cru Les Lavieres, 1990 dont_offer For anyone who thinks theyLes Lavieres takes its name from the laves the thin, flat limestone slabs that fill the subsoil here and that stoniness is the whole point: it drains hard, ripens well on a southeast facing slope, and gives Savigny one of its most mineral, structured premier crus. This is Bouchard Pere et Fils' bottling from 1990, a warm and dry vintage that produced ripe, concentrated Cote de Beaune reds with enough backbone to still be worth opening at thirty five