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A Master Class in Savigny-lès-Beaune

Despite small yields in 2008, ripeness is good at Domaine Simon Bize
Posted: Nov 19, 2009 10:17am ET

While traveling in Burgundy, I visited with Patrick Bize of Domaine Simon Bize in Savigny-lès-Beaune and tasted his 2008 lineup. Most of Bize's sites lie on the north slope of Savigny's two hillsides; I provide tasting notes for his village wines and premiers crus below. The yields in 2008 were small here due to hail and rot, but the ripeness was good.

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