Maison Nicolas Poet Savigny les Beaune les Peuillets 2005

$34.99 -- Rated 91 points by Wine Spectator!

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"A 2005 Savigny-les-Beaunes Les Peuillets offers a site-typical smoky, floral, meaty, strawberry nose, then comes onto the palate silken, incipiently creamy in texture and infectiously juicy and satisfying in its ripeness and freshness. Deep clay in this site promotes water retention, which would seem to explain the abundance of primary juiciness and the downright dynamic personality in a draught vintage. This wine, like the Hauts Jarrons that follows, is from vines owned by Potel." -Robert Parker

Purchase Maison Nicolas Poet Savigny les Beaune les Peuillets 2005

Vintage: 2005

Region: France

Rating: 91 pts

Lifespan: Drink through 2016

Grape: Pinot Noir

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