Savigny Is Where It Is At with the 2022 Vintage Domaine Jean-Michel Giboulot
What’s cooler than cool? How about a 60+ year-old bachelor with no heir apparent fashioning awesome values from a plethora of 1er Cru vineyard sites in up-and-coming Savigny-lès-Beaune? We have been working with Domaine Jean-Michel Giboulot for a long time, and the most exciting and rewarding part of this relationship is seeing the wines get better and better each vintage. This set of wines from Giboulot’s 2022 vintage is excellent. The wines definitely shine a light on the emerging quality and diversity of vineyards in Savigny-lès-Beaune. His wines come from an impressive list of vineyard holdings, and we currently carry four fantastic 2022 1er Cru Savigny-lès-Beaunes that and Burgundy lover will not want to miss.
The first of our 1er Crus is the 2022 Domaine Jean-Michel Giboulot Savigny-lès-Beaune 1er Cru "Aux Fournaux" $39.99, which hails from a vineyard named for charcoal-burning fires. The wine is fresh, with a depth of aromas that go from wild strawberry to baker’s chocolate while the palate has a raspberry, red-fruit focus that shows complexity and layers of fruit.
The 2022 Domaine Jean-Michel Giboulot Savigny-lès-Beaune 1er Cru "Aux Gravains" $44.99 traditionally produces an elegantly styled offering that focus more on purity, balance and elegance than power. Beautiful aromas and an elegantly layered wine showcase everything that “Aux Gravains” is capable of.
One of the less-heralded but noteworthy 1er Crus is the 2022 Domaine Jean-Michel Giboulot Savigny-lès-Beaune 1er Cru "Les Peuillets" $44.99. It comes from a parcel of land that previously hosted a forest and is located on the Beaune side of Savigny-lès-Beaune. Deep and powerful, the Peuillets has dark berry fruit, spice, and a Pommard-like feel. This is easily the fullest-bodied wine of the four, with richness and tannins that show from the moment it touches your lips to the last finishes on the palate.
Possibly my favorite wine of the bunch, the 2022 Domaine Jean-Michel Giboulot Savigny-lès-Beaune 1er Cru "Aux Serpentières" $44.99 is loaded with limestone that helps give this wine a ton of complexity. Like a snake this wine unfurls on the palate and slowly reveals harmonious fruit notes with subtle spice and dried herbs along with fine tannins and just a touch of oak.
With these four stellar offerings there is guaranteed to be a Savigny-lès-Beaune that matches your taste!