Pavelot 2019 Savigny Les Beaune "Aux Guettes" 1er Cru 750ml

Here too there is a mentholated top note present on the more sauvage and forest floor nuanced aromas of red and dark currant. I very much like the sense of underlying tension suffusing the even more mineral-driven middle weight flavors that coat the palate with dry extract that buffers the very firm tannic spine shaping the beautifully long finale. This serious, austere and compact effort is quite tightly wound and a wine that is unlikely to make for especially interesting drinking young; then again, textbook Guettes rarely does.

Score: 91-93 Outstanding -- Allen Meadows, Burghound.com, 2021